Overview
- Authorities say 18 bodies have been sighted about 200 metres below the Hayuliang–Chaglagam road in Anjaw district, with three people still unaccounted for.
- The joint operation by the Army’s Spear Corps, NDRF, BRO/GREF, police and civil teams is using rope‑descent techniques to retrieve remains from dense, steep terrain.
- The crash went undetected for roughly two days until survivor Budheswor Deep climbed out of the gorge and reached a GREF camp to alert officials.
- Most victims have been identified as residents of the Gelapukhuri/Gilapukhuri Tea Estate in Assam’s Tinsukia district, and officials are questioning the subcontractor to verify the worker list.
- The Prime Minister’s Office announced ex‑gratia payments of Rs 2 lakh to next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured as recovery efforts continue.