About 60 of us were injured a loco educate carrying workers and officers collided with a items educate inner Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro Electrical Mission tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district gradual Tuesday (December 30, 2025) evening, officers acknowledged.
Chamoli District Justice of the Peace Gaurav Kumar acknowledged that there were a total of 109 of us on the educate at the time of the accident, which took place gradual within the evening, and 60 of them were injured.
He acknowledged that every and each the of us had been rescued and situation of your complete injured is stable.
The DM acknowledged that one educate carrying of us and but any other carrying materials were entertaining all thru the Pipalkoti tunnel of the project, being constructed by THDC (India), when they collided.
According to officers, loco trains are weak inner tunnels for the transportation of workers, officers, and materials for construction work.
The Sub-Divisional Justice of the Peace of Chamoli acknowledged that 10 injured of us had been sent to the district hospital in Gopeshwar for therapy.
This 444-megawatt hydroelectric project is being constructed on the Alaknanda River between Helang and Pipalkoti in Chamoli district. The project is to generate 111 megawatts of electrical energy thru four mills. It’s centered to be accomplished by subsequent 365 days.
Published – December 31, 2025 04:40 am IST
