Monday, November 17, 2008
Bridge at Jhelum caves in, 25 labourers missing
At least 25 labourers were reported missing today after a bridge on which they were working caved in into the Jhelum river in Uri area of Baramulla district of North Kashmir 92 kilometers from Srinagar. Police has registered a case.
Police and army have launched a search for the missing men and they were able to retrieve three bodies when this report was being filed.
According to senior police officials the Parampila bridge broke up in the middle and plunged into the river when several labourers were working on it. “They were shifting the sand from the middle of the bridge,” the officials said adding the bridge was complete some days and the authorities were looking for a date for its inauguration. “We have recovered the bodies of three labourers and are trying to locate more than 20 others. Many are feared dead,” said a senior police officer.
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Police and army have launched a search for the missing men and they were able to retrieve three bodies when this report was being filed.
According to senior police officials the Parampila bridge broke up in the middle and plunged into the river when several labourers were working on it. “They were shifting the sand from the middle of the bridge,” the officials said adding the bridge was complete some days and the authorities were looking for a date for its inauguration. “We have recovered the bodies of three labourers and are trying to locate more than 20 others. Many are feared dead,” said a senior police officer.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit:
http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com/KT/KT/2008/11/17/index.shtml
Labels: authorities, Jhelum caves, Jhelum river, Jhelum river in Uri area of Baramulla district, labourers missing, missing men, north Kashmir, Parampila bridge broke up
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