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The conveyor belt was being restored from 13,630 metres to 16,730 metres inside the tunnel. Suggestions from experts were being taken to effectively take up the rescue operations.

This location was found after the removal of layers of debris around the area where the locomotive train got buried under the collapsed roof of the tunnel.

The five pumping stations equipped with 150 HP capacity each were pumping out over 55,000 gallons of water per hour into the Krishna River

Deceased identified as Manoj Kumar, engineer from Bangar Mau in Uttar Pradesh; Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia to be provided to his family

Revanth Reddy wants Telangana administration to obtain necessary clearances from the Centre to continue the search and salvage operations

Rescuers proceeding with extreme caution as the final 40-metre accident stretch is a ‘prohibited zone’

Says Congress government must act immediately to ascertain the fate of the missing workers

Twenty eight days after the collapse of the SLBC tunnel, rescue operations are inching ahead with seven more bodies to be retrieved. Robots that were requisitioned to salvage the bodies have not yet been made fully operational

Cadaver dogs play significant role in locating body; Chief Minister Revanth Reddy announces ex gratia of Rs 25 lakh

On Saturday morning, he visited the SLBC tunnel and held a review meeting with senior officials from various rescue teams. Special Chief Secretary (Disaster Management) Arvind Kumar and Army Commandant Parikshit Mehra updated the Minister on the progress made in locating the trapped workers.

The team (including dogs and handlers) went inside the tunnel on Friday morning to locate the presence of humans, official sources said

This is expected to speed up the removal of silt and debris from the tunnel and in turn, help the rescuers trace the missing eight persons.

The State government had sought the Centre's help to conduct a seismological study, which is intended to locate the trapped workers and assess the structural condition of the tunnel following the roof collapse

BRS working president criticised Chief Minister over the SLBC tunnel tragedy and charged the Congress government with keeping the project works pending for 14 months since it assumed power and then shifting blame to the previous BRS regime

The Chief Minister detailed that the tunnel work was advancing from both ends, with two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in operation

Emphasises importance of ensuring safety of rescue personnel, seeks a comprehensive working plan from agencies involved in the operations

Army, Navy, National Disaster Response Force, and State Disaster Response Force are tirelessly working to locate and rescue the workers trapped in the tunnel

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is expected to visit the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel collapse site on March 2, as rescue operations continue to save the eight workers trapped since February 22

Asks Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to take responsibility and release an official statement

Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao says location of all eight workers identified using sophisticated machinery; efforts on to bring out four of the trapped individuals by Sunday evening, but it may take an additional two days to reach out to the remaining four