Telangana
Tunnel collapses in Telangana, 30 workers feared trapped
At least 30 people are believed to have been trapped after the roof of a tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district collapsed on Saturday.
Rescue operation is currently underway.
The construction firm has sent an assessment team inside for more details, police told NDTV.
The portion of the tunnel collapsed behind the Srisailam dam when some workers went inside to repair a leak.
Three workers, who were trapped inside the tunnel, managed to escape from the spot.
A rescue mission is currently underway to pull out the trapped people.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the incident.
ఇవాళ జరిగిన SLBC టన్నెల్ ప్రమాదంపై విచారణ వ్యక్తం చేస్తున్నాను.
— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) February 22, 2025
ప్రమాద ఘటనపై అధికారులతో మాట్లాడి ఆరా తీశాను.
ప్రమాదంలో గాయపడిన వారికి అత్యవసర చికిత్స అందించాలని, ఈ ప్రమాదంలో చిక్కుకున్న వారిని క్షేమంగా బయటకు తీసుకురావాలని అధికారులకు సూచించాను
Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy wrote on X: "I am investigating the SLBC tunnel accident that happened today. I spoke to the authorities and inquired about the accident. I have instructed the authorities to provide emergency treatment to the injured and to bring out those trapped in this accident safely."
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
