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J-K: After 3 avalanches, authorities in Ganderbal shift construction company workers to safe place

15/01/2023 01:51 PM | Click to read full article

In the wake of three avalanches in less than a week at a construction company site in Sonamarg area of Jammu & Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, the authorities have evacuated the workers from there and shifted them to a safer place, officials said on Sunday. Two workers of Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), which is constructing the Zojila Tunnel were killed when an avalanche hit the Sarbal area of Sonamarg on Thursday. 

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