DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday took stock of the situation in Chamoli, after around 60 people were injured when a locomotive train carrying workers and officials collided with another train transporting materials inside the Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project.
The Chief Minister said that he is in close contact with the authorities and has instructed them to provide better medical facilities to the injured.
In a post on X, CM Dhami said, "I am in constant contact with the District Magistrate of Chamoli regarding the accident that occurred at the TBM site of the under-construction THDC Vishnu Gad - Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project in Pipalkoti, Chamoli district. Instructions have been given to provide better medical facilities to all the injured and to refer them to higher medical centres as needed."