Gangtok, July 23 (IANS) The death toll in the tunnel collapse at the under-construction NHPC Teesta Stage-VI Hydroelectric Project in South Sikkim’s Samardung has risen to 22, with rescue teams continuing intensive search and recovery operations to locate the remaining trapped workers, officials said on Thursday. According to the latest official update, multiple rescue agencies worked through the night under extremely hazardous conditions as efforts were intensified to retrieve those still belie…
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Gangtok, July 20 (IANS) All 16 workers trapped inside the under-construction Samardung tunnel in South Sikkim were safely rescued on Monday following a massive multi-agency operation, officials said. A landslide reportedly triggered a suspected gas leak inside the tunnel. The workers were trapped at Mamring near Rangpo, where the Samardung tunnel is being constructed for the Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project. Officials said the incident occurred after a landslide affected a section of the tu…