A worker from Assam was killed and another injured in a landslide at a hydroelectric power project site in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday. The incident occurred at around 3 pm when debris and boulders rolled down a hill slope onto the Parsi Parlo hydropower project site due to the landslide. The deceased worker was identified as Nobin Doley, a resident of Dhemaji district of neighbouring Assam.
Doley died on the spot, while another worker was extricated from the debris and taken to a nearby medical facility for emergency treatment. The identity of the injured worker is yet to be ascertained. The landslide occurred at the Parsi Parlo hydropower project site, where the project management team has initiated a detailed assessment of the site.
Further administrative procedures are also underway.
