Bharmour, August 30
Two youths drowned when the Alto car they were travelling in abruptly veered off the road and fell into a reservoir of the NHPC’s Chamera-III power station near the Kharamukh bridge in Bharmour subdivision of Chamba today.
Officials of the Bharmour administration rushed to the accident site and pressed personnel, mountaineering institute teams and divers into a rescue operation.
A body was recovered and the deceased has been identified as Gilo Ram (33), who was a resident of Vagru village of Bharmour subdivision, the SDM said.
The SDM said the search was on to trace another youth, Manohar (29). — OC
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