8 killed as tunnel of under-construction power plant on Teesta caves in
The tunnel of the state-owned National Hydro Power Corporation's Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project at Samardung in Jholungey caved in due to a landslide
At least eight workers were killed after a tunnel at an under-construction power plant on the Teesta River collapsed in Sikkim's Namchi district on Monday, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said today.
The tunnel of the state-owned National Hydro Power Corporation's Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project at Samardung in Jholungey caved in due to a landslide, he said.
Tamang said around 27 workers were trapped inside the under-construction tunnel after a landslide blocked its entrance and triggered a suspected gas leak on Monday afternoon, PTI reported, citing officials.
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The rescue operation has been complicated by the presence of gas inside the tunnel, with several personnel experiencing dizziness and losing consciousness while attempting to reach the trapped workers, they said.
The gas is believed to be emanating from underground strata or rock formations disturbed by the landslide, they said.
