At least 19 workers of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPCL) were trapped inside a power house after a landslide blocked normal and emergency tunnels of Dhauliganga Power Project in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh, PTI reported.
The authorities said machines have been deployed to remove the debris. Dharchula Deputy DM Jitendra Verma said the employees will be able to come out once the road is cleared.
The deputy DM said that the way leading to tunnels was blocked due to landslide caused by heavy rains in the region.
Verma said JCB Machines of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) have been pressed into action for clearing the debris. He said all workers will come out after the power house is opened.
Two dead, 5 injured in explosion at Lucknow firecracker factory
In a separate incident, two people were killed while five others sustained injuries in an explosion that took place at a firecracker factory in Lucknow on Sunday.
The blast affected a house in the same compound, leaving the house owner Alam and his wife, Munni, dead, and five others injured.
Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) in charge, Hanuman Prasad, said that the high intensity of the blast was due to the large quantity of explosive being produced in the factory.
“The blast was huge, which was caused by the large quantity of explosives being produced in the factory… The large quantity of explosives being produced here was the reason of the severe explosion.
