2014 Beas River disaster refers to drowning of 6 female, 18 male 2nd year engineering students and one tour operator from V.N.R. Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology of Hyderabad involved in a fatal accident on 8 June 2014 at the Beas River in Himachal Pradesh. The accident took place in Thalout area (Shalanala Village) of Mandi district, due to sudden surge of river water released upstream from Larji hydro electric project. As of 20 July 2014, 23 bodies have been recovered while tour operator and Sree Harsha are still missing. Bodies of all 24 students recovered but co-tour guide Pralahad is missing. Cause Of Death:- ============ A case has been registered against officials of the Larji Hydroelectric Project for causing the death of 24 engineering students by negligence. The case was registered after eyewitnesses claimed that the hooter was not sounded before increasing water flow into the river.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 17:33:02 +0000
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