There is a big news coming from Ladakh. In fact, the bodies of four personnel have been recovered from the debris of an under-construction bridge that collapsed on Saturday in the Nubra sub-division here. Yes, and the officials informed about it today i.e. on Sunday. In fact, he said that a portion of the under-construction Shatse Takna bridge near Diskit village in Leh district had collapsed due to strong winds around 4 pm on Saturday and six labourers were trapped in its debris. Officials said that after a joint rescue operation that lasted for 12 hours, the bodies of four labourers were recovered from the spot and two others were rescued.
Apart from this, he also informed that both the rescued labourers were seriously injured and have been admitted to the hospital. The officials said the deceased have been identified as Raj Kumar and Varinder of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, Manjeet of Chhattisgarh and Luv Kumar of Punjab. Yes, he said that the injured include Koki Kumar of Rajouri and Rajkumar of Chhattisgarh. In this case, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur supervised the rescue operation. Yes, and they have ordered an inquiry into the incident.
Immediately after the incident, rescue operations were launched with operational help from the army's local 102 brigades, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Vijayak Project and the Air Force Station in Leh. An official spokesperson on the matter said Ladakh divisional commissioner Saugata Biswas coordinated among all the agencies involved in the operation. Apart from this, he also informed that the help of the Indian Air Force was taken to take the rescued people to Leh by air. Mathur has assured all possible help to the people affected in the accident, especially the labourers engaged in the construction of the bridge.
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