India, Aug. 31 -- At least 19 workers of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) were trapped inside a power house after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall blocked its entrance in Dharchula in Uttarakhan'd Pithoragarh district.

"The workers [are] stranded inside. Large boulders have blocked the tunnel's mouth. Efforts are underway to clear the debris. JCB machines have been dispatched to the spot for rescue operations," Pithoragarh superintendent of police (SP) Rekha Yadav had told HT earlier.

Yadav said that the trapped workers are in constant touch with the company and the administration, and have sufficient rations inside.

Dharchula deputy district magistrate Jitendra Verma said that machines have been deployed to r...