{"id":3512,"date":"2026-07-20T14:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2026-07-20T14:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:45:22","slug":"12-workers-trapped-in-sikkim-tunnel-after-landslide-blocks-entrance-guwahati-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=3512","title":{"rendered":"12 workers trapped in Sikkim tunnel after landslide blocks entrance | Guwahati News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132517722,imgsize-120382,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/12-workers-trapped-in-sikkim-tunnel-after-landslide-blocks-entrance.jpg\" alt=\"12 workers trapped in Sikkim tunnel after landslide blocks entrance\" title=\"The landslide also triggered a suspected gas leak inside the Samardung tunnel, according to officials.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The landslide also triggered a suspected gas leak inside the Samardung tunnel, according to officials.\">The landslide also triggered a suspected gas leak inside the Samardung tunnel, according to officials.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NAMCHI (Sikkim): At least 12 workers were trapped inside an under-construction road tunnel in Sikkim&#8217;s Namchi district after a landslide blocked its entrance on Monday afternoon, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/> The landslide also triggered a suspected gas leak inside the Samardung tunnel, according to officials.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/> Authorities said the gas is believed to be naturally emanating from underground strata or rock formations disturbed by the landslide.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/> Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police and the Fire and Emergency Services have been deployed at the site and are carrying out rescue operations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>&#8220;Rescue operations are underway, but the operation has been complicated by the presence of gas inside the tunnel. Several rescue personnel experienced dizziness and lost consciousness while attempting to reach the trapped workers,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>&#8220;Ambulances have been kept on standby, while rescuers equipped with gas masks are trying to reach the trapped workers inside the tunnel,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/> Officials said the tunnel is being constructed as part of a highway project. Rescue efforts were continuing at the time of filing this report.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With Agency Inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/guwahati\/12-workers-trapped-in-sikkim-tunnel-after-landslide-blocks-entrance\/articleshow\/132517602.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The landslide also triggered a suspected gas leak inside the Samardung tunnel, according to officials. NAMCHI (Sikkim): At least 12 workers were trapped inside an under-construction road tunnel in Sikkim&#8217;s Namchi district after a landslide blocked its entrance on Monday afternoon, police said. 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