Army medical team, engineers continue rescue efforts at SLBC tunnel collapse site

The Telangana & Andhra Sub Area officials were coordinating with the Engineer Task Force of the Bison Division from Secunderabad

Hyderabad: The Indian Army, which has dispatched medical teams and engineers to the mishap site of the SLBC tunnel collapse in Domalpenta of Nagarkurnool, is continuing its efforts to ensure the safe rescue of the persons who were trapped after a section of the roof, approximately three metres in length, of the under-construction tunnel collapsed.

In a statement here, Army officials said swift rescue operations were going on. The Telangana & Andhra Sub Area officials were coordinating the rescue operations with the Engineer Task Force (ETF) of the Bison Division from Secunderabad being deployed.

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Army Medical Teams and engineers equipped with high-capacity pumping sets, armoured hoses, excavators, JCBs and bulldozers, are working tirelessly to clear debris and facilitate safe evacuation, they said.

Joint meetings with the civil administration, NDRF, SDRF, Army and tunnel construction contractors are in progress. The Indian Army is working closely with all stakeholders to expedite the rescue efforts, they said, adding that the Army’s priority remained the swift and safe extraction of those trapped inside.