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The rescue operation has a team of 584 people.
A part of the Srisalam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel under construction at Nagarkurnul, Telangana collapsed on 22 February. 8 laborers got trapped in it. Rescue operation is also going on for the fifth day to evacuate them.
According to the latest update, the rescue teams have now started removing the tunnel boring machine (TBM) and other obstacles to reach out to the trapped people.
At the same time, according to reports, after the accident, some laborers working in the tunnel are leaving work due to fear. Here, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vaibhav Gaikwad, Nagarakurnool, said that I cannot say whether the trapped people will meet today or not. The damaged conveyor belt inside the tunnel is expected to recover today. After this it will help to get the debris out.
Photos of Rescue Operation …
Teams performing rescue operations between water and mud inside the tunnel.
There is mud inside the tunnel and the debris extends about 300 meters.
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) being cut An official engaged in the rescue operation said that gas cutting machines have been taken inside. Even at night, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) and other obstacles were cut off from the road.
Telangana minister Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Wednesday that the TBM stuck in the tunnel will be cut off from a gas cutter. After this, the team of Army, Navy, Rat Minors and NDRF will again make serious efforts to save eight people. However, their safety will not be compromised.
Scared laborers started quitting work According to reports, some laborers working in the tunnel after the accident have left the work due to fear. The senior government official said that 800 people are working in the Srisalam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project. Of these, 300 are local and the rest are from Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. The officer also said that there is definitely fear among laborers in the beginning. However, the company has set up residential camps for them. Some people may want to go back, but we have no report that all the workers are leaving together.
NDRF-SDRF and Army personnel in rescue NDRF 145 and 120 SDRF personnel are deployed for the rescue. An army engineer regiment, which is part of the Infantry Division in Secunderabad. He is also installed in the rescue. The accident took place at around 8:30 am on 22 February. About 3 meters of the roof of the tunnel inside 14 km from the entry point of the tunnel is demolished. During this time, about 60 people were working inside the tunnel.
52 people somehow came out after saving their lives, but 8 people running tunnel boring machines (TBM) got trapped. These include 2 engineers, 2 machine operators and four laborers. Rescue operation is being run.
8 laborers stranded in tunnel-4 Jharkhand, two UP and one from Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
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