Eight workers feared trapped in stone quarry collapse in Karnataka
The Hindu
The incident took place in Madahalli in Gundlupet taluk in Chamarajanagar district around noon
At least eight workers are feared trapped in a massive mound of debris following the collapse of a stone quarry near Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district on March 4.
Local police said efforts were under way to rescue those trapped in the debris.
The incident took place in Madahalli in Gundlupet taluk around noon. Police and official from the Department of Mines & Geology rushed to the spot to supervise the rescue operation.
Gundlupet police said at least eight persons were reported missing while four others were rescued. The four rescued persons have been hospitalised. The difficulty in moving large-size boulders and stones was impeding the rescue operation. Some tippers and trucks stationed at the spot were also damaged when the stone quarry collapsed, police added.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.