Wapda worker’s body recovered

Published June 30, 2005

CHITRAL, June 29: The body of a Wapda employee was recovered from a river near the Drosh town on Wednesday. Mirza Wali of the Jang Bazaar village and Sher Zaman of the Mughlandeh village were busy de-silting a channel of the hydel power house on Tuesday when the jammed filter valve suddenly opened, releasing water that swept them away into the river.

The body of Sher Zaman was recovered on Tuesday that of Mirza Wali was recovered on Wednesday.—Correspondent

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