Rescue Operations at the site of an under-construction tunnel, where workers are feared trapped after water and debris entered, in the Pipalkoti area of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, on August 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Six workers were feared trapped after water and debris entered an under-construction tunnel in the Pipalkoti area of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Thursday (August 13, 2026). Sixteen workers were rescued from the site, officials said. According to the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), the incident was reported around 7.05 p.m. Preliminary information suggested that 22 workers were inside the tunnel being built for a Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited (THDC) project when water and debris entered it. Rescue operations were launched soon after the incident was reported. Teams from the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and SDRF were rushed to the site and raced against time to locate and evacuate the trapped workers. District-level rescue teams, the local police and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were also involved in the operation. …