Overview

• Heavy rain triggered a landslide that blocked both the normal and emergency entrances of the underground Dhauliganga power-station tunnel at Ailagad near Dharchula in Pithoragarh.
• District officials said debris at the tunnel mouth has been removed and teams are clearing the emergency shaft to reach the remaining personnel.
• BRO, NDRF, CISF and NHPC crews have deployed heavy machinery, though intermittent boulder fall is slowing the operation.
• Authorities report power generation remains normal, and the 11 workers still inside have rations and are in continuous contact with the administration.
• Wider monsoon disruptions continue across Uttarakhand, with sections of the Gangotri and Yamunotri highways blocked even as the state reports 1,747 roads reopened.