GUWAHATI: Four people have been killed and three others were injured in a devastating landslide that occurred at a construction site in the Niti Vihar area of Itanagar on the evening of Monday, March 16.

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The incident took place at around 4 pm following continuous heavy rainfall that destabilised the soil in the hilly terrain. As a result, the protection wall collapsed, sending mud and debris crashing down and trapping seven workers under the rubble.

Rescue teams, including personnel from the police and disaster response units, rushed to the site and launched an immediate operation. All seven trapped workers were eventually pulled out from the debris. However, four of them were declared dead by doctors, while the remaining three sustained injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.

As per reports, the deceased individuals have been identified as Choki Tasar, Ratan Burman, Godak Raja and Godak Tabin while the injured persons were identified as Tatung Tajit, Choki Takio and Hasinoor Ali.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu took to X to convey his condolences to the affected families, assuring of all possible help.

“I sincerely pray for the speedy recovery of those injured in the incident,” he wrote in a post on X.
Khandu also announced that an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh will be provided to the next of kin of each deceased and an additional Rs. 16,000 will be given to the injured, along with necessary medical assistance.