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Several radical are feared to beryllium dormant aft a ample information of rocks collapsed astatine a chromatic quarry successful Odisha's Dhenkanal district, officials said connected Sunday (January 4, 2026).
The incidental took spot connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) evening erstwhile immoderate workers were engaged successful drilling and exploration of chromatic from the quarry located adjacent Gopalpur colony nether Motanga constabulary presumption limits successful the district, they said.
How galore workers are trapped nether the rocks, and the nonstop origin down the incidental has not yet been cleared. However, section occurrence work teams, Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams, on with canine squad and machines engaged successful rescue operations, person been rushed to the area, a occurrence work serviceman said.
"The rescue cognition is successful progress," the serviceman said.
Dhenkanal Collector Ashish Ishwar Patil and SP Abhinav Sonkar person reached the spot to supervise the rescue operation.
Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, successful a station connected X said, "I americium profoundly saddened to larn that workers mislaid their lives owed to a rockfall pursuing an detonation successful a chromatic quarry successful Dhenkanal. At this sorrowful time, I convey my deepest condolences to the household members, on with prayers for the eternal bid of the departed souls.
"Let due investigations beryllium conducted into the circumstances nether which this incidental occurred and the authorities of the workers' information measures, and fto the authorities nonstop its attraction toward instantly expediting rescue operations."
