Overview
- A 20-year-old helper, identified as Montilal Singh from Lucknow, was injured nearly 9 km inside Tunnel-2 and died at Dornala government hospital while receiving treatment.
- Project engineers said the injury occurred during the third night shift after the worker reportedly hit his head on a hydraulic machine inside the tunnel.
- Minister for Water Resources contacted project leaders and MEIL representatives, expressed shock, and directed officials to provide insurance and other benefits to the unmarried worker’s parents.
- Officials and the contractor have stated that safety protocols are in place, but no independent investigation or new specific safety measures have been reported so far.
- This is the third recorded accident since the Veligonda Project began in 2006, raising renewed attention to worker safety as tunnelling work nears completion.