Two engineers working in the hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu region were Friday washed away in the Chenab River.

Pramod Pathak, an engineer, and his helper Hushiar Singh were in a drilling operation for the NHPC in Kishtwar district when they slipped into the Chenab River Friday.

"Both are feared dead and efforts are on to recover the bodies," a police officer told IANS here.

Both Pathak and Singh belonged to Uttar Pradesh.

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First Published: Jul 11 2014 | 2:22 PM IST

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