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Army Leads Recovery After Truck Carrying Assam Labourers Plunges Into Arunachal Gorge

Teams are battling dense, steep terrain near KM 40 after a lone survivor reported the December 8 crash to a nearby camp.

Overview

  • Eighteen bodies have been sighted about 200 metres below the HayuliangChaglagam road and are being retrieved by rope, the Army said.
  • Officials in Tinsukia reported 14 bodies recovered and one person alive, with several still unaccounted for as operations continue.
  • The truck was reportedly carrying 22 daily‑wage workers from Assam’s Tinsukia district to a construction site in the Chaglagam area.
  • The survivor, identified as Budheswor Deep, reached the Chipra GREF camp and has been evacuated for treatment, according to authorities.
  • Rescuers from the Army, NDRF, GREF, SDRF and local police are on site, and investigators are questioning a subcontractor to verify identities and confirm the manifest.