Telangana tunnel collapse: On Day 5 of rescue efforts, no contact has been established with the 8 trapped workers as teams battle debris, water inflow and silt
Jaiprakash Gaur, Founder Chairman of Jaypee Group, the contracting firm of Srisailam Left Bank Canal project that suffered partial collapse trapping eight persons, on Wednesday said accidents may happen during difficult works. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd the flagship company of Jaypee Group was awarded the contract of tunnel boring of SLBC. Speaking to reporters at the accident site, after meeting Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, the nonagenarian said he had seen six to seven accidents during his professional career. "In these difficult works, such things happen. In my life, I think there might be six or seven accidents, the Tehri (project), in Bhutan, in J&K, everywhere. You have to encounter all this," he said. Gaur further said the teams are doing their best to see that those trapped individuals come out. Two engineers and four labourers of the eight trapped persons are working for Jaiprakash Associates. The firm on February 23 informed the stock exchanges that a day before,
In a significant development, a team of experts engaged in rescuing the eight persons who have remained trapped for the past five days in the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel were able to reach the end of the tunnel and return, a senior police official said on Wednesday. The teams so far were able to reach up to 50 meters before the end of the tunnel only due to muck and debris. A 20 member team comprising NDRF, SDRF and Rat Miners were able to reach the last points of the (tunnel). But there was a lot of debris. They are working out how to go about, Nagarkurnool Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Gaikwad told PTI. One day before they were able to reach up to 40 meters (before the end of the tunnel). Yesterday they reached (crossed) that 40 meters also, the official further said. Gaikwad further said the team searched at the location but could not find anything last night. Replying to a query, he said the Geological Survey of India team which has collected samples is yet to submit it
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Telangana tunnel collapse: Experts have been flown in to determine the safest way to proceed with rescue efforts
Telangana state government has roped in experts from Geological Survey of India and National Geographical Research Institute besides an Australian part of L&T who has vast experience in tunnels, to suggest the way forward regarding the rescue of eight persons who remain trapped for the fourth day in Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel after part of it collapsed on Saturday. Nagarkurnool District Collector B Santhosh on Tuesday said before taking any step forward stability of the tunnel has been taken into consideration even as dewatering is going on. As of now we are not able to communicate with them (trapped). We are taking the advice of the Geological survey of India and some other people. As of now we are dewatering and going forward. But for the last 40 or 50 meters we are not able to go. As of now we are taking the advice of GSI and NGRI. L& T experts have also come here, the collector told PTI. He said the teams were able to reach the last fifty meters where the eight ...
On February 22, 8 workers repairing a leak in a tunnel in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana were left trapped after a section of the tunnel collapsed. What is the current situation?
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Santhosh said that the primary focus remained on rescuing the workers who were trapped, noting that the teams had been unable to reach the last 40 meters
Rescuers are battling debris and water to reach eight workers trapped in a collapsed Telangana tunnel. The Indian Army joins efforts amid uncertain survival chances
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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren urged Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to ensure all possible assistance for the rescue of workers who are trapped in a tunnel after a section of it collapsed in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project. At least eight workers, including four from Jharkhand, were trapped in the tunnel that collapsed in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district on Saturday, officials said. "There are reports of some workers from other states including Jharkhand being trapped in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal Tunnel accident in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana. I request the Chief Minister of Telangana, Mr @revanth _anumula ji, to provide all possible rescue help in the tunnel accident. I pray for the safety of all the workers trapped in the accident from Marang Buru," Soren posted on X on Saturday night. The Jharkhand government is coordinating with the Telangana administration, and is ready to provide all necessary help, he said. As per the preliminary information, th
Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy briefed the Chief Minister on the current situation at the tunnel, providing detailed updates
At least six workers were feared trapped when a section of a roof collapsed in the under construction stretch of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana on Saturday, police said. The construction company's team has gone inside for assessment and it is verifying, they said. Six to eight workers are feared trapped as per information given by the company engaged in the work, a senior police official told PTI. "The incident occurred when some workers had gone inside as part of the work when roof collapsed at 12-13 kms inside the tunnel," the official said. However, a press release from the Chief Minister's office, without putting a number, indicated that some persons suffered injuries. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy directed the district Collector, Superintendent of Police and other officials to reach the place of accident to carry out relief measures, it said. As per the directives of Chief Minister, state Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, .
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