More than 40 construction workers were missing after an avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Friday following heavy snowfall, officials said.

At least four people died from their injuries after an avalanche hit a remote border area in India, officials said Saturday, as rescuers battled sub-zero temperatures in their search for five others missing.

Rescuers on Saturday morning resumed the search for trapped BRO workers in the high-altitude Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district. PM Modi has taken stock of the situation.

A rescue operation is under way after the avalanche swept away road construction workers in the village of Mana.

On Friday, Gopal Joshi, one of 55 construction workers housed in containers near Mana, came out expecting a morning sheathed in silence like every day. What he met with was a roaring cascade of snow coming right at them with a ferocious speed.

Authorities say at least 25 people remain trapped after avalanche hits a work camp, burying dozens under the snow.

BRO workers trapped in the Uttarakhand avalanche have been rescued, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami informed Saturday.

Search teams in northern India had rescued 47 people trapped after an avalanche hit a remote border area but were still searching for eight more, officials said Saturday.

The incident occurred near the Mana Pass in northern Uttarakhand state on Friday, initially trapping 55 construction workers.