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Sikkim landslide: 12 workers trapped inside under-construction tunnel; rescue operation underway

Updated On: 22 July, 2026 02:21 PM IST | Gangtok | PTI

At least 12 workers were trapped inside an under-construction road tunnel in Sikkim's Namchi district after a landslide blocked the entrance. A suspected gas leak inside the tunnel has complicated rescue operations being carried out by NDRF, SDRF, police and fire personnel

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Rescue personnel carry out operations at the site of the collapse inside the under-construction NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project tunnel in Sikkim's Namchi district. PIC/PTI

Rescue personnel carry out operations at the site of the collapse inside the under-construction NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project tunnel in Sikkim's Namchi district. PIC/PTI

At least 12 workers were trapped inside an under-construction road tunnel in Sikkim's Namchi district after a landslide blocked its entrance on Monday afternoon, police said.

The landslide also triggered a suspected gas leak inside the Samardung tunnel, they said.

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