Health & Environment
Six Workers Die in Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse
The Hindu2h
THE BRIEF
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Six workers died and 14 were injured after water and debris flooded an under-construction tunnel at a hydroelectric project site in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on August 13, 2026.
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The incident occurred around 7:05 p.m. at a Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited project site, where 22 workers were initially trapped before rescue teams evacuated 20 individuals.
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Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered a war-footing rescue operation as the region continues to face heavy rainfall, which recently caused a bridge in Niti Valley to collapse on August 10.