The rescue operation to save eight workers trapped in the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel in Telangana has ente💖red its 16th day.
On Sunday, cadaver dogs will be deployed to track the workers. The dogs joined the rescue efforts on March 7, when they were takꦓen inside the tunnel.
Citing police officials, PTI reported t🐠hat the canines, specially trained to dete𒐪ct human remains, would be taken into the tunnel on Sunday.
Rescue Efforts Are Underway
According to a senior official, rescue teams will dig beyond five feet at two po𝄹ints identified by Human Remains Detection Dogs (HRDDs), as workers may be trapped in the second layer of the dismantled tunnel boring machine (TBM).
While the Telangana government has decided to deploy robots for the rescue operation from March 11 to ensure the safety of rescue personnel, as the challenging 🎀circumstances inside the tunnel, including water and slush, pose significant risks.
"The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has submitted an initial report in which, among other things, it has cautioned that rescue operations should be carried out with extreme caution and care in the last 70 meters (at the accident site)," the official said, as quoted by PTI.
Incident Occurred On February 22
The workers have been trapped in the SLBC tunnel since February 22 after the under-construction roof collapsed. A total of 51 workers were carrying out excav⛎ation work when the tunnel's roof ꦜcaved in.
The majority of the workers managed to escape, but eight workers, including two site engineers and fou💟r labourers from Jharkhand, remained trapped.
