The Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project, an ambitious undertaking by THDC, is being constructed on the Alaknanda River. The river is currently diverted through a diversion tunnel, and the accident allegedly occurred during ongoing construction work at this site.Nand Kishore Joshi, District Disaster Management Officer of Chamoli, told this newspaper, “One injured person has been sent to Srinagar Hospital for an MRI scan due to a head injury.”SDRF Commandant Arpan Yaduvanshi told this daily, “All individuals have been rescued and saved safely by SDRF along with other relief teams.”The incident comes as the Meteorological Department issued a flood warning for the next 24 hours, starting Saturday. Heavy rainfall is expected to increase the risk of flooding in several districts, including Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Tehri Garhwal, and Uttarkashi.
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