Rescue operation for Stranded four Malana II hydel project workers to begin soon
Shimla, Aug 1
Four workers of the Malana II hydel project who have been stranded in the effected area since early thursday morning may be rescued tommorow early, informed the project head Anand Verma.
These workers stranded in the tunnel side of project, have to brave the odds of the night, as rescue teams could not reach them on Thursday.
According to project head all the four workers are safe but due to damaging of project has lead to trapping.
Though NDRF teams have reached the effected area but other 29 workers who were also standed on the Malana Dam -2 have been rescued by the them and now the four will also be taken out soon. Apparently these workers are trapped on other side of the project area.
He said that currently there is no apparent danger of flashfloods.
Meanwhile opposition BJP has released a telephonic conversation of the BJP MLA Surender Shourie with one of these workers. Two out of the four workers claimed to be from the concerned MLAs constituency.
In the conversation this worker can be heard demanding immediate rescue as they claim to have been on-site stranded since 10PM on Wednesday.
This early morning due to a cloudburst upstream Parvati valley, water, muck and boulders rendered heavy loss to the Malana II and Malana I power projects. Water overflow the projects rendering loss of infrastructure on its way down.
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