At least eight labourers were killed and four others injured on Friday in a landslide near the construction site of Char Dham all-weather road in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district, police said.
The incident took place near Banswada on the Rishikesh-Kedarnath national highway, they said.
Eight bodies were pulled out of the debris and the injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, a senior police official said.
Senior officials have rushed to the spot and rescue and relief operation is underway.
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