Chamoli, Aug. 15 -- Congress leader Harikrishna Bhatt on Saturday emphasised that safety audits should have been conducted days after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the accident.

CM Dhami said, "At the THDC tunnel under construction in Chamoli, a sudden surge of debris and water trapped 22 workers who were on duty at the time... Search operations are ongoing for the three individuals yet to be rescued. All agencies, including the NDRF, SDRF, and the Uttarakhand government's district administration, are keeping a constant watch on the situation."

He emphasised tha...