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25 Workers Are Dead in Sikkim. NHPC Knew the Gas Was There.
All bodies are recovered from the Teesta Stage-VI tunnel. Now the company's own 2024 paper is at the center of the inquiry.
O que sabíamos inicialmente
- All 25 trapped workers are confirmed dead; the last body was recovered on Thursday, July 23.
- Methane trapped in rock is the suspected cause, and NHPC's own 2024 paper recorded gas fires in the Teesta-VI tunnels before the blast.
Então ainda em aberto
- The full cause, whether any workers were warned of gas hazards, and whether the 2024 paper's findings triggered any safety changes.
- The composition of the Sikkim government's high-level committee and its terms of reference.
- Whether any criminal or regulatory proceedings will follow the committee's findings.
O que dissemos que iríamos acompanhar
- The high-level committee's findings — and whether NHPC's 2024 paper becomes a central exhibit.
- Whether other NHPC tunnel projects face renewed safety review after this disaster.
- Compensation disbursement to the families of the 25 dead.
