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Telangana tunnel tragedy: Search for missing persons enters 23rd day
Hyderabad, March 16: The operation to trace the remaining seven persons trapped under debris in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagakurnool district entered the 23rd day on Sunday.
Telangana tunnel tragedy: Search operation in full swing with robot technology
Hyderabad, March 11: Search operation using robot technology was in full swing in a partially collapsed tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district on Tuesday to trace seven missing persons.
Telangana tunnel tragedy: Intense efforts on to trace remaining 7 missing men
Hyderabad, March 10: Day after recovering one body from the debris, rescue teams continued intense efforts to search for the remaining seven people in the SLBC tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district on Monday.
Telangana CM announces Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia for tunnel worker's family
Hyderabad, March 10: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday night announced ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh for the family of Gurpreet Singh, whose body was recovered from the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel in Nagarkurnool district on Sunday.
One body recovered from Telangana tunnel on day 16 of rescue operation
Hyderabad, March 9: Rescue workers on Sunday - the 16th day of the operation - pulled out the body of one of the eight missing persons from the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district after the cadaver dogs from Kerala identified the spot for presence of human remains under the rubble.
Telangana tunnel tragedy: Cadaver dogs identify human presence under rubble
Hyderabad, March 9: The 15-day-long operation to trace eight missing people inside the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district made some progress on Sunday, with the cadaver dogs from Kerala identifying a possible spot for human presence under the rubble.
Robots deployed to aid SLBC tunnel rescue: Telangana Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy
Nagarkurnool, March 8: Telangana Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Saturday that robotic technology has been deployed to accelerate the ongoing rescue operations at the SLBC tunnel near Domalapenta in the Nagarkurnool district, where eight workers remain trapped.
Cadaver dogs, robotic experts deployed for Telangana tunnel rescue operation
Hyderabad, March 7: The rescue operation in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district was in full swing on the 14th day on Friday with the deployment of 'cadaver' dogs from Kerala and a robotic expert team to trace eight missing persons.
'Cadaver dog' squad from Kerala joins Telangana tunnel rescue operation
Hyderabad, March 6: Cadaver dogs of the Kerala Police on Thursday joined the rescue operation in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district where eight persons were trapped since February 22 after a portion of the tunnel's roof collapsed.
State government did not give in their all BRS' K Kavitha on SLBC tunnel rescue operations
Hyderabad, March 3: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha on Monday criticised Telangana government's efforts in connection with the operations to rescue workers trapped in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel collapse.
Telangana tunnel accident: Authorities mull using robots as rescue operation continues on 10th day
Hyderabad, March 3: The rescue operation in the partially collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district entered its 10th day on Monday, with the authorities exploring the possibility of using robots to trace the eight trapped men.
Telangana tunnel accident: Rescue operation continues on ninth day
Hyderabad, March 2: The operation to rescue eight trapped persons in a partially collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district entered the ninth day on Sunday.
Congress, BRS play blame game over Telangana tunnel tragedy
Hyderabad, March 2: The collapse of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel and the more than week-long operation to rescue eight trapped persons has heated up politics in Telangana, with both BRS and BJP attacking the ruling Congress and blaming it for the tragedy.
Telangana: Rescue operation for 8 workers trapped in Nagarkurnool tunnel enters ninth day
Nagarkurnool, March 2: The rescue operation to save eight workers trapped inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool entered its ninth day on Sunday, as teams continue efforts to reach those stranded since the tunnel collapse on February 22.
Telangana tunnel accident: Rescue op in final stage; govt refutes reports of bodies being found
Hyderabad, March 1: The operation to rescue eight trapped persons in a partially collapsed tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district entered the final stage on Saturday, a week after the tragedy, with the government refuting reports of bodies being found.
Telangana: 200 personnel will be deployed in SLBC tunnel rescue operation as efforts intensify
Nagarkurnool, February 28: Rescue operations are ongoing in Nagarkurnool after a tunnel collapsed on February 22, trapping eight workers. Efforts to rescue them have been intensified, with a total of 200 personnel set to be deployed at the site.
Railway deploys metal-cutting experts for rescue operation in Telangana tunnel
Hyderabad, Feb 27: South Central Railway has deployed a team of metal-cutting experts along with requisite machinery to clear debris from the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel, where the operation to rescue eight trapped workers continued for a sixth day on Thursday.
Telangana tunnel accident: Silt, debris removal in full swing
Hyderabad, Feb 27: Rescue workers continued their intensive efforts to remove silt and debris from the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district as the operation to rescue eight trapped persons entered the final stage on the sixth day on Thursday.
Rescue operation intensified in Telangana tunnel
Hyderabad, Feb 27: Rescue teams intensified operation to rescue eight persons trapped in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district on Thursday, the sixth day after the partial collapse of the under-construction tunnel.
Telangana tunnel accident: Rescue operation enters sixth day
Hyderabad, Feb 27: The operation to rescue eight persons trapped in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district entered the sixth day on Thursday
Breakthrough in reaching trapped men in Telangana tunnel likely 'very soon'
Hyderabad, Feb 26: With the operation to rescue eight persons trapped in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district intensified, state Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said a breakthrough in reaching the trapped men could happen "very soon".
Telangana tunnel rescue operation to be intensified with new plan of action, no sign of trapped workers
Hyderabad, Feb 26: The operation to rescue eight persons trapped in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district will be intensified with state Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy expressing the hope that it will be completed in two days.
Rescue team reaches Telangana tunnel end, fate of trapped men not known
Hyderabad, Feb 26: The operation to rescue eight persons trapped in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district made some progress on the fifth day on Wednesday as the rescue workers managed to reach the end of the 14-km long tunnel.
Telangana CM meets PM, seeks support for pending projects
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Feb 26: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Wednesday and sought the Centre's support for various pending projects in the state.
Telangana tunnel collapse: Rescue operation continues on fourth day
Hyderabad, Feb 26: The rescue operation continued for the fourth day on Wednesday to find eight people trapped in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district, with a last 40-metre stretch filled with mud and debris remaining an impediment for the rescue teams involved in the massive operation.
Telangana tunnel collapse: Rescue teams re-draw strategy
Hyderabad, Feb 25: Rescue teams involved in the intensive operation to pull out eight persons trapped in an under-construction tunnel which collapsed in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district for three days are re-drawing the strategy to move forward in the last stretch of 40-50 metres.
Telangana tunnel collapse: Rescue operation enters third day
Hyderabad, Feb 25: Three days after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district, rescue operation continued for the eight trapped workers.
Telangana tunnel collapse: Rescue operation on, no sign of survivors yet (Lead)
Hyderabad, Feb 24: The operation in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district to rescue eight trapped workers from an under-construction tunnel, a part of which collapsed on Saturday, continued on Monday night with no sign of survivors.
Telangana Tunnel Rescue: Rat miners brought in, hopeful of getting success
Nagarkurnool, February 24: A team of Rat miners arrived here in Nagarkurnool on Monday for the ongoing rescue operation for the Srisailam Left Bank Canal collapse (SLBC), where eight workers are said to be trapped.
Telangana tunnel collapse: L&T teams with advanced equipment join rescue operation
Hyderabad, Feb 24: Two teams of construction major Larsen & Toubro with advanced equipment on Monday joined the operation to rescue eight trapped workers from an under-construction tunnel, a portion of which collapsed on February 22 in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district.
Telangana tunnel collapse: Hopes of finding survivors recede as rescue operation continues
Hyderabad, Feb 24: Hopes of finding eight trapped workers alive from an under-construction tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district were receding even as teams from NDRF, Army and other agencies continued rescue operations on Monday.
Telangana: Endoscopic, robotic cameras brought in for rescue operation at SLBC tunnel
Nagarkurnool, February 24: Endoscopic and robotic cameras on Monday were brought to the Nagarkurnool (SLBC) tunnel for the rescue operation. The NDRF Dog squad has also been deployed to assist in the operation.
Rescue operations for trapped workers in Telangana's SLBC tunnel underway
Nagarkurnool, February 24: Rescue operations to evacuate the trapped workers in Telangana's Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel have been underway since Sunday morning.
Telangana govt makes 'all-out efforts' to rescue trapped workers in SLBC Tunnel
Nagarkurnool, February 23: Telangana's Irrigation and Civil Supply Minister, Uttam Kumar Reddy, on Sunday stated that the government is making all-out efforts to rescue the eight workers trapped inside the collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool.
Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma closely monitoring rescue operations in Nagarkurnool
Hyderabad, February 23: Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma is closely monitoring the rescue operations in Nagarkurnool, where a tunnel collapse has trapped six to eight workers.
Fate of 8 trapped workers in Telangana tunnel not known, rescue operation on
Hyderabad, Feb 23: More than 36 hours after a portion of an under-construction tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district collapsed, trapping eight workers, rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Army and other agencies continued their efforts to save them while the Indian Navy also set to join the rescue operation.
Army deploys Engineering Task Force for Telangana tunnel rescue operation
Hyderabad, Feb 23: The Indian Army has deployed the Engineer Task Force (ETF) of the Bison Division from Secunderabad for the operation to rescue eight trapped persons from the under-construction Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district.
Intensive operations on to rescue trapped men from Telangana tunnel
Hyderabad, Feb 23: Rescue teams from the NDRF, the Army and other agencies continued their efforts to save eight persons trapped in a collapsed under-construction tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district by pumping out water and clearing debris.
Rescue operation on to save trapped men from Telangana tunnel
Hyderabad, Feb 23: Rescue efforts continued on Sunday to save eight persons trapped in an under-construction tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, more than 30 hours after a portion of its roof collapsed.
NDRF intensifies rescue operation to save 8 trapped in Telangana tunnel
Hyderabad, Feb 23: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams on Sunday intensified rescue efforts to save eight persons trapped in an under-construction tunnel after a portion of its roof collapsed in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district on February 22.