Rock Collapse at Tarbela T5 Sends Water Into Tunnel, Work Stopped
Officials said all workers were evacuated and one was rescued after a protective bund failed, forcing an indefinite halt to construction.
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Rock collapse at Tarbela T5 sends water into tunnel, work stopped
Construction work at the Tarbela Fifth Extension (T5) Hydropower Project was suspended on Monday after water entered Tunnel No. 5. All Pakistani and foreign staff were moved to safety. Aaj News reported that a crack in the project’s protective embankment let a large volume of water flow into the tunnel. Haripur Deputy Commissioner Wasim Ahmed visited the site with rescue and administrative teams and confirmed that water had entered the tunnel. O…
A weak section of rock collapsed in the under-construction section of the Tarbela Dam Fifth Extension Hydropower Project in Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, causing water to enter the tunnel and power house. However, according to the police and WAPDA, all domestic and foreign workers have been safely evacuated and there were no casualties. Haripur Deputy Superintendent of Police Masood Khan told Independent Urdu that work was underway in …
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