“We Immediately Began Rescue Ops”: Telangana Minister On Tunnel Accident

Telangana Minister On Tunnel Accident | Two workers were injured when a portion of the roof of a tunnel being dug as part of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) in Telangana collapsed. Seventy people were working inside the tunnel when the roof collapsed for three meters at the 14-km point. While most have come out, the remaining eight remained trapped. They include two engineers and two machine operators. Telangana Minister Jupally Krishna Rao told NDTV the moment the authorities heard of the tunnel accident, they swung into action immediately. “Rescue work is going on. We are sending oxygen [for trapped people], water and silt are being removed,” Mr Rao said. #TelanganaTunnel #TelanganaNews #TelanganaTunnelCollapse