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J-K: 1 Killed, 6 People Trapped In A Landslide At Power Project Tunnel

The incident occurred at the Ratle power project construction site where a team of rescuers are present, according to media reports.

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One person was killed and six others got trapped in a landslide at a power project tunnel in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A JCB driver was killed and several others are under the debris.

The incident occurred at the Ratle power project construction site where a team of rescuers are present, according to NDTV. 

A rescue operation is underway with the police force present on the ground.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed a rescue team of six people also got trapped under the debris.

“Spoke to DC Kishtwar, J&K on receiving the report of a fatal landslide at the site of the under-construction Ratle Power Project. JCB driver unfortunately died. A rescue team of about six persons, deputed to the site after the incident, has also got trapped under the debris," he told news agency ANI.



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