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Landslide hits mega power project in J&K's Kishtwar; 1 killed and 6 trapped

Writer's picture: Harshita MalhotraHarshita Malhotra

Six people are reportedly still missing and presumed dead after a landslide struck a mega power project site in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday. A JCB driver was killed in the incident, according to Union minister Jitendra Singh.



"Spoke to DC Kishtwar, J&K on receiving report of a fatal landslide at the site of under-construction Ratle Power Project. JCB driver unfortunately died. Rescue team of about 6 persons, deputed to site after the incident, has also got trapped under the debris," Singh tweeted.



Jammu & Kashmir's lieutenant governor "Deeply troubled" by the accident at the Drabshalla- Ratle hydroelectric project, Manoj Sinha stated.



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