The positions of four of the eight workers trapped under the collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel have been identified using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Telangana Minister Jupally Krishna Rao confirmed on Saturday.
The Minister stated that efforts are underway to rescue the located workers, with expectations of bringing them out by the evening of March 2. However, he acknowledged that the chances of survival remain slim. “I’ve been saying from day one that chances are slim. But why give up on that 1% of hope?” he remarked.
The remaining four workers are believed to be trapped under the tunnel boring machine (TBM), complicating the rescue efforts. Officials estimate that locating them may take an additional day. The nearly 450-foot-long TBM is being dismantled to aid operations, while rescue personnel are also manually digging at the site.
The collapse, which occurred on February 22 at the tunnel’s 14th km point, left two men injured and eight trapped. Among those stuck inside are workers from Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Jharkhand.
Authorities continue to work tirelessly, hoping for a breakthrough in the rescue operation.
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