Water Tank Rupture Triggers Safety Concerns at Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam

A current commercial”occurrence “interfered with deal with the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan. Depending upon which source is to be thought, either nobody was damaged or a minimum of 5 individuals were hurt.

According to Tajikistan’s State Service for the Supervision of Industrial and Mining Safety, a mishap happened in a tunnel at an area of the plant that is under building and construction on October 21.

The Asia-Plus news company reported that a commercial tank burst, triggering water to “gush” into the tunnel. “At the time, employees from the subcontractor Sino Hydro existed, carrying out production work. As an outcome of the spill, they were captured in the stream of procedure water,” Asia-Plus estimated an unknown ministry agent as stating.

The ministry agent firmly insisted “nobody was injured” in the mishap, including that after getting emergency treatment care, all employees captured up in the mishap went back to work.

Reporting on October 27 by RFE/RL’s Radio Ozodi, consisting of video of the mishap, recommends that the event was more severe than depicted by Tajik authorities, competing that some employees were caught under debris pressed into the tunnel by the rise of water.

Mentioning witnesses, the RFE/RL account likewise stated the occurrence happened on October 22, and more than 5 employees were hurt. “It was a mishap and has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the building,” RFE/RL estimated a plant employee as stating.

Rogun has a nontransparent security record. Tajik authorities acknowledged previously this year that 8 mishaps happened at Rogun throughout 2025 without supplying specifics on the nature of the occurrences, or the number of were hurt or eliminated.

In general, in 2025, Tajikistan experienced 46 commercial mishaps, consisting of occurrences in factories and mines, that left 40 dead and 27 hurt, according to main information.

If developed to its optimum requirements, Rogun will increase 335 meters high, ending up being the world’s highest dam. According to some quotes, the Tajik federal government still requires to protect practically $6 billion in funding to total the job.

By Eurasianet

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