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Prem Singh Tamang
Twelve killed in Sikkim hydroelectric project tunnel collapse
A tunnel collapse at NHPC's Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project in Sikkim has killed 12 people and left up to 15 workers feared trapped amid challenging rescue conditions.
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Twenty workers die in Sikkim hydroelectric tunnel collapse after suspected gas explosion
At least 20 workers were killed and five remain trapped after a suspected methane gas explosion caused a tunnel collapse at the under-construction NHPC Teesta Stage VI hydroelectric project in Namchi, Sikkim, with rescue operations ongoing.
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West Bengal Chief Minister offers assistance to Sikkim after tunnel collapse
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari spoke with Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang to offer assistance following a tunnel collapse that killed at least 10 people in Sikkim's Namchi district, with rescue operations complicated by gas inside the tunnel.
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