By Admin 
A heart-wrenching accident has happened in Anjav district of Arunachal Pradesh. A truck carrying laborers slipped from a dangerous mountain road and fell into a gorge thousands of feet deep. About 22 laborers died in this accident, while till now only one laborer has been rescued alive.
Workers going to project site in Arunachal Pradesh
This accident happened on Wednesday near Metengliang on Hailong-Chaglagham road. All the workers were residents of Gelapukhuri tea garden in Tinsukia district of Assam. He was going to a project site in Arunachal Pradesh to work on contract. But an accident occurred on a dangerous road with sharp turns, steep climbs and descents and deep ditches.
Deceased laborers identified
The deceased include Budheshwar Deep, Rahul Kumar, Sameer Deep, John Kumar, Pankaj Manki, Ajay Manki, Bijay Kumar, Abhay Bhumij, Rohit Manki, Birendra Kumar, Agor Tanti, Dhiren Chetia, Rajni Nag, Deep Gowala, Ramchabak Sonar, Sonatan Nag, Sanjay Kumar, Karan Kumar and Jonash Munda. Three other laborers have not been identified yet. The families of the deceased have been informed.
Rescue team recovered 13 bodies
The rescue team has recovered 13 bodies from the accident site. The search for the rest is ongoing. There is a lot of difficulty in rescue operations due to steep slopes, extremely difficult terrain and bad roads at the spot. Teams of police, district administration, SDRF and army are jointly conducting the operation. All the recovered bodies have been sent for post-mortem. The families of the deceased were informed. Senior officials of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have reached the spot.
This is the path of death in remote areas
This area is known for difficult geographical conditions. Workers working on road projects related to the Indo-China border have to pass through extremely dangerous roads every day. Many times bad weather, landslides and narrow roads become the cause of accidents.
In the recent incident, the reason for the accident is not known. Anjav’s Deputy Commissioner Milo Kozin has said that an investigation is underway. The reason will be known soon.