CHAMOLI, Feb. 28 -- At least 41 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers are trapped under an avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said today. The incident took place near the border village of Mana, about five kilometres from the Badrinath temple.

There were a total of 57 workers of which 16 have been so far rescued and sent to the army camp near Mana village in critical condition, an official said.

60-65 people are involved in the rescue operation.

57 road construction workers were stationed in the BRO camp at the time of the incident, informed Deepam Seth, Uttarakhand's Director General of Police, while speaking.

"The rescue operation has been underway for the last two hours. The main challenge is the bad weather. ...