DEHRADUN: A worker from UP was killed and another critically hurt when a cable of the lifting trolley carrying workers at an under-construction bridge over Alaknanda river snapped on Saturday night, officials said.
The incident took place when construction work was ongoing at the bridge in Rudraprayag district to link Gaurikund and Badrinath highway as part of Char Dham all-weather road project.
Disaster management officer of Rudraprayag, NK Rajwar, told TOI on Sunday: “The accident happened when the lifting trolley was transporting labourers. Four of them who were stranded in the trolley were safely rescued by District Disaster Response Force in an operation that continued until midnight.”
The deceased, identified as Wasim, 40, belonged to Saharanpur, while Prince, 28, who sustained injuries was taken to a nearby community health centre and later shifted to another medical facility in Srinagar, Rajwar added.
Notably, the bridge is being built by a private firm for the National Highways Authority of India, as part of the Char Dham all-weather road project.
