Dead Body of NEEPCO Employee Recovered at Umrangso Blast Site

Haflong, October 23, 2019:

A fourth dead body has been recovered at the NEEPCO blast site after a pipeline carrying water to Kopili hydro-power pipe burst in Dima Hasao district of Assam.

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After eighteen days of the Umrangso tragedy, a latest dead body of missing NEEPCO employee was recovered by a rescue team comprising of NDRF, SDRF and Fire services on Wednesday afternoon. The dead body was identified to be of Raju Reddy.

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Robert Ngamlai, Prem Pal Balmiki, Joy Sing Tisso, Raju Reddy were the four employees who went missing after a blast in a water tunnel near Umrangso early in morning of October 7. The body of Prem Pal Balmiki is yet to be found.

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