India, March 4 -- The Uttarakhand government has ordered a magisterial probe into the February 28 Mana avalanche incident in which eight border road construction workers were killed while 46 others were rescued.

Chamoli district magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said he has directed Jyotirmath sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Chandra Shekhar Vashishth to submit a probe report within 15 days.

"We have ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Chamoli incident, and the Jyotirmath SDM has been assigned as the probe officer. While I have set a 15-day deadline for the submission of the probe report, it could take longer, possibly up to a month," Tiwari said.

"Of the 46 people rescued, 36 are stable and will be discharged today. Eight workers are being ...