S00-Indian States & Federalism

July 2024: A Worker killed at Dibang Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh https://sandrp.in/2024/07/21/july-2024-a-worker-killed-at-dibang-multipurpose-project-in-arunachal-pradesh/ July 21, 2024 While, The Assam Tribune report (July 16) mentions the casualty was a result of tunnel collapse in which the worker was working, report in The Arunachal Times (July 18) reports that the death occurred at CcVT site “due to a loose fall”. The report further reads “General Manager (GM), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) confirmed that there was no caving of tunnel or landslide. “The victim was working at the site when a loose rock fell and hit him on his head. He succumbed to his injuries while being transported to the nearest hospital,” he informed.” A report in India Today NE (July 18) repeats the same. https://www.indiatodayne.in/arunachal-pradesh/story/arunachal-worker-killed-in-under-construction-nhpcs-dibang-multipurpose-worksite-1052238-2024-07-18