New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Amid an avalanche warning, a glacier blast in Badrinath Dham has left over 57 workers feared trapped under snow. Meanwhile a video surfaced showing the current conditions in the region.

The incident took place near a highway in the state's Chamoli region, less than five kilometres (3 miles) from the popular Hindu temple of Badrinath, which is visited by hundreds of thousands of devotees each year.

At least 57 workers engaged in road construction in the border area, which adjoins Tibet, were trapped, senior police officer Nilesh Anand Bharne told news agency ANI.

Bharne said, "A massive avalanche has occurred near the Border Roads Organisation camp in the border area of ​​Mana in which 57 workers engage...