Four missing after Assam hydro project pipeline burst

At least four technicians are missing after a tunnel pipeline of a public sector hydroelectric project in central Assam’s Dima Hasao district burst early Monday morning.

The 275 MW Kopili hydroelectric project at Umrangso was the first that the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) undertook after it was formed in 1976.

District officials said the burst led to massive flooding at the power project site and in other parts of Umrangso. The damage is yet to be assessed.