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In a tragic incident fifteen people were electrocuted to death and several injured in an accident at a power transformer at a Namami Gange project site on the banks of the Alaknanda river in Chamoli district, an official said .
As per ANI report, Following the instructions given by Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, District Magistrate Chamoli Himanshu Khurana ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Chamoli incident.
According to ANI, Due to bad weather, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh returned to Dehradun. CM was going to Chamoli to conduct an on-the-spot inspection of the incident site
#WATCH | Uttarakhand: People injured due to electrocution at the under-construction Namami Gange project on the banks of the Alaknanda River in Chamoli are being air lifted to AIIMS Rishikesh by helicopter for treatment. So far 15 people have died in this incident. pic.twitter.com/IdE7cN1JtP
— ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2023
Dhami has given instructions to provide Rs 5 lakh to the dependents of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh to the injured.
Home Minister Amit Shah in tweet expressed his anguish over the tragic deaths,
उत्तराखंड के चमोली में करंट लगने से लोगों की मृत्यु अत्यंत दुखद है। मैंने मुख्यमंत्री @pushkardhami जी से बात कर घटना की जानकारी ली। प्रशासन घायलों को उपचार पहुँचाने में जुटा है। शोक संतप्त परिवारों के प्रति संवेदना प्रकट करता हूँ और घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूँ।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) July 19, 2023
