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Each team will consist of 30 rescuers and will be self-contained and equipped with the necessary search and rescue equipment, communication devices and personal protective gear

Rescue teams are also assessing the conditions inside the tunnel to expedite the operations

It is believed that the pocket where the workers are trapped is only 100 metres away from the rescue teams

The teams are meticulously clearing soil mounds and concrete debris from inside the tunnel. Special measures have been implemented to drain water from the accident site. However, ongoing efforts to rescue the eight trapped workers have been significantly hindered by mud blockages.

Alerted by reports of heavy rain, the Chief Minister had shouldered the task of monitoring the project wise inflows and outflows and putting all the agencies concerned into action.

Hyderabad: Two young men, who went for a swim in the check dam at Venkatapur Katwa in Moinabad drowned on Monday. The two were identified as Pawan Kalyan (21), a driver and Vittalaiah (21), a housekeeping staffer of a farmhouse in Moinabad. Both were residents of Sajjanpally in Moinabad. According to the police, the incident […]

Karimnagar: Incessant rains wrecked havoc in the erstwhile Karimnagar district. Many villages were cut-off from the rest of the world as water bodies were continuously overflowing, inundating nearby towns as well. Two persons Kudukala Gangamallu (47) and his son Vishnuvardhan (7) washed away in flood water near Mallannapta of Gollapalli mandal of Jagitial district. A […]

The NDRF teams also rescued 19 persons trapped in floodwaters in Autonagar and NTR Nagar which were inundated in Bhainsa town

The fire broke out in the Dzukou range in Southern Angami region of the district on Tuesday afternoon

NDRF workers have reached designated areas and are facilitating administration and helping local citizens.