Those who have worked on the project insist that it was, claiming that dirty water was leaking from the roof before the tunnel got flooded on Thursday evening and that the company failed to take action despite officials being alerted several times. Was the tunnel tragedy in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, in which eight workers were killed and two others are still missing, avoidable?
Eight workers were killed after the tunnel, in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, got flooded.
I can’t say too much one way or the other. Everyone rushes to the spot only after an incident takes place. Before that, nobody comes to inspect or check anything… some people are just drawing their salaries for doing nothing,” he alleged. He mentioned that orders for the inquiry would be issued soon, after which the causes of the accident and any potential negligence would be investigated.
READ | Death Count In Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse Rises To 8, Search On For 2 Others “It is pure negligence, sir – total negligence on the part of the company. The tunnel got flooded on Thursday evening after water and debris began entering it, trapping 22 workers. eight have been killed and two remain missing While 12 were rescued.
Chamoli District Magistrate Gaurav Kumar said that a magisterial inquiry into the incident would be conducted following directives from Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and the disaster rehabilitation minister.
