Guwahati: Indian Army found bodies of at least 18 out of 21 workers from Assam, who met with an accident on the Hayuliang–Chaglagam Road in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh when the vehicle, they were travelling in, plunged into a deep gorge on the night of December 8.
According to Kashmir Media Service, there were 22 workers in the vehicle and were on their way to work in Hayuliang in Anjaw district.
A statement issued by a defence spokesperson in Guwahati today said Spear Corps swung into search and rescue efforts on Wednesday (December 10) after an injured worker reached out to them seeking help. The area is very remote.
“The accident site, approximately 12 km short of Chaglagam, lies in difficult terrain with limited connectivity and had not been reported by any local agency, contractor or civil representative until the survivor’s arrival,” the statement said.
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The workers are from Gelapukhuri tea estate in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district. On Thursday, the Spear Corps mobilised multiple search and rescue columns, medical teams, local police, NDRF personnel and the officials of Hayuliang.
