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Stone fall kills Arun III worker in Sankhuwasabha
The man breathed his last at around 1:30 am on Monday.bookmark
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Dipendra Shakya
Published at : August 26, 2024
Updated at : August 26, 2024 16:46
Sankhuwasabha
A 49-year-old labourer was killed when a stone fell on ‘Audit 2’ of the 900 MW Arun III Hydropower Project in Makalu-5, Sankhuwasabha.
The deceased has been identified as Tulsiram Tharu of Thakurbaba-9, Bardiya.
Ghanshyam Shrestha, deputy superintendent of police, informed that Tharu breathed his last at around 1:30 am on Monday while undergoing the treatment received from the stone hit.
Tharu was working on the maintenance of the road.
Dipendra Shakya
Dipendra Shakya is the Sankhuwasabha correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
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