8 Workers Trapped After Telangana Tunnel Collapse, PM Dials Chief Minister
At least eight workers are feared trapped after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Telangana on Saturday. Telangana's irrigation minister, Uttam Kumar Reddy, explained the sequence of events and said, "First the water started coming in slowly and soon the flow increased up to 8 metres. For 20 minutes they (workers) stayed inside and got as many people as possible outside They heard a geological disturbance. Except for those in front of the boring machine, everyone came out." The minister said "It was meant to be the world's longest tunnel of its kind at 44 km. Two tunnel-boring machines were at work from either side and 20 km was dug on one side and 14 km on the other side. In between 9.5 km most tricky because of seepage so they were working while dewatering the tunnel."
