Work on SLBC tunnel project to resume in two-three months: Uttam Kumar Reddy

Says the rescue mission will be completed in two to three days; emphasises that government is working with full transparency

Hyderabad: The works on the SLBC tunnel project, which were suspended five days ago following roof collapse at its 14th km mark near Domalpenta in Nagarkurnool district, will be resumed in two to three months, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Thursday.

Reacting to the comments made by BRS leader and former Minister T Harish Rao holding the Congress government squarely responsible for the accident, he said the rescue mission would be completed in two to three days. He emphasised that the government was working with full transparency.

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He accused the BRS leadership of colluding with former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy and allowing him to “loot” Krishna river. He mentioned that the SLBC works were earlier halted due to a power cut, and questioned what G Jagadish Reddy, the then minister, did about it.