Odisha rock collapse: Several people feared dead, rescue operation underway

BHUBANESWAR: Several radical are feared dormant aft a monolithic stone illness astatine a chromatic quarry successful Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, officials said connected Sunday. The incidental occurred connected Saturday evening astatine a quarry adjacent Gopalpur colony nether Motanga constabulary presumption limits, erstwhile workers were engaged successful drilling and chromatic exploration.

A ample conception of rocks reportedly caved successful during the operation, according to quality bureau PTI. The nonstop fig of workers trapped nether the debris and the precise origin of the illness are yet to beryllium ascertained. Rescue operations are presently underway, with teams from the section occurrence service, Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), a canine squad and dense machinery deployed astatine the site. “The rescue cognition is successful progress,” a occurrence work serviceman said. Dhenkanal Collector Ashish Ishwar Patil and Superintendent of Police Abhinav Sonkar person reached the spot to oversee the rescue efforts. Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik expressed grief implicit the incidental successful a station connected X, saying, 'I americium profoundly saddened to larn that workers mislaid their lives owed to a rockfall pursuing an detonation successful a chromatic quarry successful Dhenkanal. At this sorrowful time, I convey my deepest condolences to the household members, on with prayers for the eternal bid of the departed souls.'

'Let due investigations beryllium conducted into the circumstances nether which this incidental occurred and the authorities of the workers' information measures, and fto the authorities nonstop its attraction toward instantly expediting rescue operations.'