21/05/2022
JAMMU, May 20: A labourer was killed and three rescued after a part of an under-construction tunnel collapsed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in the union territory's Ramban district, officials said.
Nine workers continue to be trapped in the debris as rescue operations continue. However, their chances of survival are slim, the officials said.
The Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, who is monitoring the situation from a control room, was briefed about intermittent shooting stones, which have been obstructing the rescue operation.
Expressing concern over the incident, the Lt Governor said rescue operations will continue on war footing till the last person is reached.
The Lieutenant Governor also chaired a high-level meeting with senior officials at the Civil Secretariat and discussed the progress of rescue operations, they said.
"Around 10.15 pm on Thursday, the audit tunnel of T3 on the highway near Khooni Nallah in Ramban collapsed, trapping 11-12 labourers of Sarla Company wor...