At least seven construction workers were injured in an accident at the under-construction Bhotekoshi-1 Hydropower Project in Sindhupalchok district on Friday.

The Sindhupalchok District Police Office said the workers were buried under concrete after a structure collapsed during construction.

The condition of two others trapped at the bottom of the structure is yet to be ascertained.

According to Inspector Devendra Raj Joshi of the Barhabise Area Police Office, the injured were immediately rescued and taken to Keystone Hospital and Barhabise Municipal Hospital for treatment.

Some of the injured have been referred to Dhulikhel, while security personnel have been deployed to rescue the two workers trapped under the structure.

The 40-MW project is being constructed by Electro Power Company Limited at a cost of around Rs8 billion.