Despite two rounds of controlled explosions, triggered on Saturday, to blast boulders and remove stones for reaching the hitherto missing lorry driver P. Rajendran, 35, the operation did not yield any expected result.
While two earthmover operators were rescued alive and three others lost their lives in the landslide that hit the stone quarry at Adaimithippaankulam near here last Saturday night, Mr. Rajendran of Oorudaiyaankudiyiruppu is yet to be located, as he has been trapped under several tonnes of rocks. Hence, controlled explosion was conducted on Friday afternoon to blast the boulders as the rescuers believed that he would have been trapped under these layers of rocks.
