A total of 33 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers trapped under an avalanche near Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district have been rescued, officials said on Saturday.
32 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers have been rescued so far from the avalanche near Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said.
He said the situation remained difficult due to continuous snowfall in the region. However, Suman added that rescue operations were underway to rescue trapped Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers.
As of now, 15 workers from the Border Roads Organization (BRO) have been rescued from the avalanche near Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said.
Earlier today, the workers engaged in in road construction got trapped under huge blocks of snow as a massive avalanche hit Uttarakhand's Chamoli district. The CM also mentioned that 16 out of 57 workers have been rescued, and efforts are on to save the remaining people.
Rescue operations are currently underway in Nagarkurnool. Eight workers remain trapped inside a tunnel that collapsed on February 22. A rescue team is set to deploy 200 personnel to the site.
As many as 47 workers engaged in road construction have been trapped after a massive avalanche has occurred near the Border Roads Organisation camp in the border area of Mana, Badrinath, officials said on Friday.
Rescue operations are underway at the SLBC tunnel in Nagarkurnool, where eight workers remain trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed on February 22.
A joint team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and police successfully rescued 11 labourers trapped in a flood at a construction site on the Ujh River in Kathua on Friday morning, officials said.
Relatives of Gurpreet Singh, one of the eight workers stuck inside, have urged the government to expedite efforts, emphasising that he is the sole breadwinner of his family.
A swift rescue operation, led by SSP Poonch and supported by SDRF teams, was launched to save those trapped. Search efforts are ongoing to locate any remaining victims.