Telangana tunnel collapse: Chances of survival of 8 trapped persons ‘very remote’, says Minister Krishna Rao

Telangana Minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Monday stated the possibilities of survival of the eight participants who stay trapped within the SLBC tunnel after a partial collapse two days ago are ‘very remote.’ Based on him, the Tunnel Tiresome Machine (TBM) which weighs a couple of hundred loads, obtained nearly flushed away by about 200 meters after the collapse and due to gushing water. Of the eight, two are engineers, two operators and four labourers.

The Minister stated that rescuing the trapped participants would rob now not now not up to three to four days, because the accident web site is filled with muck and debris, making it a daunting job for the rescuers.

“To be good, the possibilities of their survival are very, very, very, very remote. Due to the, I personally went up to the stop, nearly lawful 50 meters rapid (of the mishap web site). When we took photos, the stop (of the tunnel) was visible. And out of the 9 meter diameter (of the tunnel)- nearly 30 feet, out of that 30 feet, mud has piled up up to 25 feet”, he stated. “When we shouted their names additionally, there was no response…so, there is no chance in any admire,” he added.

He additionally mentioned that a crew of rat miners, who had rescued the construction workers trapped within the Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand in 2023, has joined the rescue groups to extricate the men.

The participants who enjoy been trapped within the collapsed tunnel for the past over forty eight hours enjoy been recognized as Manoj Kumar and Sri Niwas from Uttar Pradesh, Sunny Singh (Jammu and Kashmir), Gurpreet Singh (Punjab) and Sandeep Sahu, Jegta Xess, Santosh Sahu and Anuj Sahu, all from Jharkhand.