Telangana tunnel accident: Rescue operations are still going on in the collapsed SLBC tunnel in Telangana a week ago. Four of the eight people trapped inside after a week have been successfully detected. The rescue teams have been unable to reach the trapped people due to heavy mud and debris. They have removed many piles of debris and soil. The damaged conveyor belt is expected to be repaired by Monday during the tunnel construction. This will enable the rescue teams to remove the debris faster and easily.
There is no hope of escape.
State Excise Minister Jupalli Krishna Rao said yesterday that four of the eight people trapped in the tunnel have been detected. The rescue team is immediately moving in that direction. However, people trapped in the tunnel are very low. However, we will keep trying till the end. I have irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy met the officials involved in the rescue operation. Rescue operations have progressed in the last few days. The location of four people is known through radar. Where the team is removing the mud from the hand. They will be taken out by this evening.
11 agency personnel involved in rescue work
Scientists of the National Geological Research Institute have detected the important place with the help of geopolitical radar. It is believed that four other people are also stranded under the tunnel digging machine. Krishnarao said that he is cutting 450 feet high TBM. Employees of 11 agencies are involved in this campaign. The opposition is criticizing the delay in the campaign. But experts have also been involved in this effort. The rescue operations have become complicated due to heavy mud inside.
The roof of the Srisalam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel under construction in Telangana fell on 22 February. Below which eight people got trapped. When the tunnel collapsed, 50 people were working in it. But as soon as the building collapsed, 42 people managed to get out. When eight people were trapped inside.