An excavator machine operator was trapped after soil and wall structure collapsed at a water supply project site in Palgha district of Mumbai, Maharashtra. Officials gave this information on Thursday.
The incident occurred around 9 pm on Wednesday during tunneling work at the project site in Sassoon Navghar village, an official said, adding that efforts to rescue the person were underway.
As the tunnel excavation work was going on, the soil and wall structure fell on the digging machine, trapping its operator under the debris, he said.
He said the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is engaged in rescue operations along with other local agencies.
The incident occurred around 9 pm on Wednesday during tunneling work at the project site in Sassoon Navghar village, an official said, adding that efforts to rescue the person were underway.
As the tunnel excavation work was going on, the soil and wall structure fell on the digging machine, trapping its operator under the debris, he said.
He said the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is engaged in rescue operations along with other local agencies.
