Santhosh said that the primary focus remained on rescuing the workers who were trapped, noting that while the teams had been unable to reach the last 40 meters yesterday, necessary measures are now being taken to ensure their safe retrieval.
A rescue operation has been underway since Sunday morning for the eight labourers trapped inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel after a portion collapsed on February 22.
Early morning visuals from Monday of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel show that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is making progress and advancing more profoundly into the tunnel, where eight labourers are feared to be trapped.
Jharkhand Minister of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Irfan Ansari on Sunday said that he is closely monitoring the situation following the collapse of the SLBC tunnel in Telangana, where several labourers, including those from Jharkhand, are reportedly trapped.
Telangana's Irrigation and Civil Supply Minister, Uttam Kumar Reddy, on Sunday stated that the government is making all-out efforts to rescue the eight workers trapped inside the collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool.
According to the Raj Bhavan Press Secretary, the governor spoke to the District Collector. He was briefed on the ongoing efforts to rescue workers trapped inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel.
A section of the roof, approximately three metres in length, of the under-construction Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel collapsed on Saturday morning near Domalapenta in Nagarkurnool District, Telangana. According to a statement, six to eight workers are feared trapped inside.
"We have reviewed the relief operations with the representatives of the Army, Navy and NDRF. Our government is working hard and putting all our efforts to save the lives of the 8 people who are trapped inside," state minister Uttam Kumar Reddy told ANI while inspecting the rescue efforts.
Rescue operations for the trapped workers in Telangana's Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel continued on Sunday morning, with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) making progress and advancing deeper into the tunnel with eight labourers are feared to be trapped inside.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy held a review meeting, after a section of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel collapsed under the Eegalapenta police station limits in Nagarkurnool district, leaving eight workers trapped inside.
A section of the roof collapsed in the under-construction stretch of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana, early on Saturday morning, leaving eight workers trapped inside.
Telangana Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy assured that the state government was making every possible effort to safely rescue the eight workers trapped inside the SLBC tunnel at Domalapenta in Nagarkurnool district.