Sikkim NHPC tunnel disaster: Search for Malayali geologist continues
Rescue operations are ongoing at the NHPC Teesta Stage-VI hydropower project in Sikkim following a tunnel collapse caused by a methane explosion. At least 12 people have been confirmed dead, and search efforts continue for missing personnel, including a geologist.
Why it matters
This industrial disaster highlights the significant safety risks associated with large-scale infrastructure projects in geologically sensitive regions.
Rescue operations are in full swing to trace the people who were trapped at the under-construction National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Teesta Stage-VI Hydropower Project tunnel in Namchi district of south Sikkim. The tunnel under construction collapsed following an explosion in the ‘Head Race Tunnel’ (HRT) and a geologist from Kottayam is feared trapped inside the tunnel after a landslide blocked its entrance on Monday.
Anish Mohan, 43, a native of Illivalavu in Manarcad, is among those feared trapped. He has been working with the NHPC since 2010 and currently serves as manager, remote sensing. According to the officials at the NoRKA-Roots, the field agency of the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA) under the Kerala government, the search for him is under way.
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