5 BRO personnel on Arunachal bridge work killed

Itanagar: Five personnel of the Border Road Organisation (BRO) has been killed in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh while constructing a steel bailey bridge, an official said on Tuesday. The incident happened on May 11 when the personnel of Project Arunak were constructing the 180-feet-long bridge along the strategically important Nacho-Tama Chung Chung Road near the remote Limeking circle in the district that shares border with China, Project Arunank Chief Engineer Brigadier R S Rawal told PTI. Pioneers Baidur Rehman, Pramod Kumar, Mahabir Sah and Tapan Nath died instantly, while hydraulic operator Anil Budhwar, who had suffered grievous injuries in his spine and pelvis, died during evacuation to district headquarters Daporijo, Brigadier Rawal said. “Diving team, including Army personnel, has been making all out efforts to retrieve the bodies,” he said. He said the compensation as per laid down norms would be paid to the kin of the dead, while a departmental inquiry has been ordered. (PTI)