Mandi (HP), Nov 20 (PTI) A machine operator engaged in the construction work for the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) was swept away in the current of Beas river on Wednesday night along with machinery as the water level of the river suddenly rose, police said.

They said that at about 10 pm on Wednesday night, some machines, along with a crane, were engaged in work on the riverbank at Bindrabani near Mandi town when the water in the river suddenly started rising.

Seeing rising water level, machine operator Tanvir Alam, a resident of Bihar, began moving the machinery to a safe place but was swept away by Beas' current.

Teams of state and national disaster response forces tried to locate him, but he is still missing, police said on Thursday evening.

Meanwhile, police have regis

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