Dehradun, Aug. 15 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday asserted that the safety of personnel on construction projects must be the "top priority at any cost" and ordered a magisterial inquiry into the accident at an under-construction tunnel in Chamoli's Pipalkoti, where a sudden surge of debris and water trapped 22 workers.

While several workers have been accounted for, search and rescue operations are currently underway to locate three individuals who remain missing inside the THDC (Tehri Hydro Development Corporation) tunnel.

Speaking to ANI on the incident, Chief Minister 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 th...