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Beas river tragedy - pics taken moments before mishap that washed away 24 VJIT students
- Published_at:2014-06-10
- Category:Travel & Events
- Channel:About India
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- description: Beas river tragedy: pics taken moments before mishap that washed away 24 VJIT students Five bodies of engineering students from Hyderabad were found in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district while the fate of 19 others who were washed away in Beas river that saw a flash-flood on Sunday evening after the release of water from a hydropower project is still unknown. The sightseeing trip to Himachal Pradesh turned tragic for the tourists when the students, including some girls who were taking photographs at the bank of the river, were swept away by gushing waters of Beas as discharge of water suddenly increased following its release from the reservoir of 126 MW Larji hydropower project. The toll in Sunday's accident has risen to five, said Additional Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Rai adding that the bodies was recovered from Pandoh dam, whose floodgates were closed after the accident. The chances of survival of the students were bleak, he said. The dam is some 15 km downstream from the accident spot. The accident spot is located some 200 km from state capital Shimla and on the border of Kullu and Mandi districts.
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