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Nine Workers Dead in Chamoli Tunnel Construction Accident
✍️ Udayavani
🗓 18 Aug 2026, 06:32 PM
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A fatal tunnel construction accident in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, has claimed nine lives after another worker's body was recovered, raising the death toll to nine.
Earlier this week, a tunnel construction site in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, was the scene of a fatal accident that has claimed nine workers' lives.
Rescue teams recovered the body of a ninth worker, raising the death toll to nine.
Authorities have not yet released the cause of the incident, and an investigation is underway.
Local officials and safety regulators are reviewing safety protocols to prevent future accidents.
Rescue teams recovered the body of a ninth worker, raising the death toll to nine.
Authorities have not yet released the cause of the incident, and an investigation is underway.
Local officials and safety regulators are reviewing safety protocols to prevent future accidents.