Dehradun: The death toll from the Uttarakhand glacier disaster increased to 28 with the recovery of two more bodies.
Multi-agency operation to rescue around 30 workers feared trapped inside a swamped tunnel at the Tapovan power project in Chamoli district continued today, officials said.
As per latest data, around 170 people are still missing after the Sunday’s disaster apparently caused by a glacier burst.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said its personnel recovered two bodies from debris in Raini village this morning.
The workers have been trapped in the 12-foot-high and about 2.5-km-long ‘head race tunnel’ (HRT).
ITBP spokesperson Vivek Kumar Pandey said in Delhi, “Clearing of debris and slush continued the whole night. About 120 metres of the tunnel entrance stretch is now clear.”
He added: “Height of accumulated slush reduced more. ITBP personnel are waiting to enter as soon as any movement deep inside the tunnel is possible.”