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Itanagar, April 23: Just a day after sixteen labourers were killed in a landslide in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, two more deaths have been reported after another landslide struck the same region on Saturday. More details are awaited about the incident. In the past few days, torrential rains have wreaked havoc in the region, with unplanned housing making it more prone to landslides. Jolts of landslide could be felt by people even farther away from the stricken spot.
On Friday, tragedy had struck a labour camp in the wee hours of the morning. 19 labourers had been engaged in construction work inside the camp near a 5 star hotel at Phamla village, 6 km away from Tawang town. Joint rescue operations with the help of the Army, civil administraton and the police had been launched, with villagers also joing in, after nine labourers had been killed, while eight had been buried inside the rubble. Also Read: Arunachal Pradesh: Rajnath Singh reviews landslide situation in Tawang, assures Government’s assistance
By the end of the rescue operations on Friday afternoon, 16 of the 19 labourers were reported dead. Landslides have been reported from various areas of the border district. Two JCBs were also emplyed at the spot to clear the debris out. The landslide lead to massive disruption of surface transport in the district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also exoressed grief for the incident, with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh declaring that he was monitoring the situation closely.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had also expressed condolences for the victims’ families. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Kalikho Pul had said, “We are standing by those affected in this hour of grief… The families of the dead will be given a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each and those injured will be given Rs 50000 per person. We have also ordered a probe into the matter.”
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