Hyderabad:
At the least 30 employees are feared trapped after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Telangana on Saturday. The development agency has despatched an evaluation staff inside for extra particulars, the police mentioned. The collapse occurred on a portion of the tunnel behind the Srisailam dam on the under-construction stretch of the Srisailam Left Financial institution Canal (SLBC) in Nagarkurnool district, mentioned officers.
“A portion of the SLBC tunnel behind the Srisailam dam near Domalapenta experienced a collapse on Saturday. In particular, at the 14th km point, the roof of the left-side tunnel collapsed for three meters. This happened when employees were performing their duties at the site,” mentioned an official assertion.
The tunnel had reopened simply 4 days in the past, it added.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the incident in a web-based put up, and whereas he talked about a number of folks have been injured within the collapse, he didn’t share any precise figures.
“After receiving information about the tunnel collapse and several injuries, the Chief Minister immediately alerted the officials. He ordered the District Collector, SP, Fire Department, Hydr,a and Irrigation Department officials to immediately reach the spot and provide relief measures,” he mentioned.
Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar and different officers from his division have left for the accident web site in a particular helicopter, the put up added.
Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy has additionally enquired concerning the causes that led to the tunnel accident and requested officers to deliver out these feared trapped to security. In an X put up, he mentioned he has additionally requested officers to supply remedy to those that suffered accidents.
