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The multi-agency hunt and rescue cognition successful Anjaw territory of Arunachal Pradesh, wherever a mini-truck connected which 21 radical from Assam were travelling plunged into a heavy gorge, has been officially called disconnected by the territory medication connected Monday (December 15, 2025).
Till Sunday, 20 bodies were recovered and 1 subsister rescued pursuing 4 days of intensive efforts by catastrophe effect teams, Anjaw Deputy Commissioner Millo Kojin said.
The DC successful an authoritative bid said that the hunt and rescue operation, which began connected December 11, was formally concluded astatine 10 a.m. connected Monday (December 15) aft exhaustive combing of the mishap tract adjacent Lailiang, astir 40 km from Hayuliang sub-division.
Though earlier it was estimated that 22 labourers were successful the ill-fated vehicle, but a connection from the elder superintendent of constabulary of Assam's Tinsukia territory connected Sunday confirmed that determination were lone 21 radical successful the mini truck, including the driver, the DC said.
The mishap occurred connected the nighttime of December 8 on the Hayuliang–Chaglagam roadworthy erstwhile a mini motortruck carrying 21 labourers from Tinsukia territory of Assam fell into a heavy gorge. The incidental came to airy lone connected the evening of December 10 aft 1 injured subsister managed to scope a adjacent Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour campy and alerted authorities.
Following the report, a large-scale rescue cognition was mounted involving the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army, BRTF, section constabulary and the territory administration.
Despite highly challenging terrain and upwind conditions, rescue teams successfully retrieved 20 bodies from the gorge, portion 1 labourer survived the mishap.
In a abstracted order, the territory medication confirmed that the NDRF squad completed its assigned task and has been released from work with contiguous effect, aft each mortal remains were handed implicit to the territory medication and subsequently to the relatives of the deceased pursuing completion of ineligible formalities.
The lawman commissioner, who is besides president of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), placed connected grounds appreciation for the professionalism, dedication and coordinated effect of each agencies progressive successful the operation, carried retired nether highly hard conditions.
The territory medication besides expressed heavy condolences to the bereaved families of the victims.
