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12 workers trapped in tunnel
At least two Chinese nationals along with 12 construction workers have been trapped in an under-construction tunnel of Upper Madi hydropower project in Sildujure of Kaski on Friday.
bookmarkAt least two Chinese nationals along with 12 construction workers have been trapped in an under-construction tunnel of Upper Madi hydropower project in Sildujure of Kaski on Friday.
Lal Prasad Sharma
Published at : April 25, 2014
Updated at : April 25, 2014 15:18
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The workers were trapped after a mudslide at the entrance of a tunnel. According to Kaski Police Chief Basanta Kumar Lama, rescue efforts to remove the workers from the tunnel are underway.
A team from Nepal Police and Nepal Army has managed to open a passageway for the air to go inside the tunnel through the mudslide. The hydropower project is of 25 MW capacity.
A report of further development in the incident is yet to be received.
Lal Prasad Sharma
Lal Prasad Sharma is the Gandaki bureau coordinator for Kantipur Publications.
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