Eyewitnesses said that only about six students were at the bank of the Beas river when the cascade of water came and the rest of the missing students had jumped into the river to save their classmates.
The students were caught unaware by the sudden discharge of water in the river from the reservoir of 126 MW Larji project.
Even as rescue and relief operations were on at the incident spot, the surviving students had a harrowing tale to narrate on the tragedy.
"It all happened in a matter of only 2-3 minutes," said one of the students.
Hours after the students alleged their was no warning before the water was released in the dam.
19-year-old TV Suharsha, said their group had 48 students, three faculty members and a child of one of the faculty members.
The students alleged that neither was there any siren, to alert the people about the release of water nor any danger mark signboards on the river bank.
