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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

Ambulances reach mishap site, officials from different departments alerted, emergency situation prevailing at government general hospital

The well-trained personnel are members of International Mines Rescue Body

"I personally visited the site, and in my view, there is absolutely no chance of survival. This is my expectation and opinion, though technical experts may have a different assessment," Jupally Krishna Rao stated at a press conference in Gandhi Bhavan on Friday.

A section of the SLBC tunnel collapsed on February 22, trapping eight workers inside. Around 600 personnel from 12 different departments are engaged in the rescue operations.

Nagarkurnool district Collector sought the help of South Central Railway (SCR) to help in the rescue operation by clearing the debris of steel and iron, which has been hindering the rescue works at the site

The site conditions were studied even by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) while other teams including rathole miners ventured till the critical point of the mine