Nagarkurnool (Telangana):
South Central Railway has joined the rescue groups which might be engaged in finding the eight individuals who stay trapped within the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel for the previous six days, with mandatory tools, a senior official mentioned on Friday.
Railways has the experience in chopping heavy metals utilizing tools comparable to plasma cutter and Brocho chopping machine, South Central Railway (SCR) Chief Public Relations officer A Sridhar mentioned.
“District Collector, Nagar Kurnool sought the assistance of South Central Railway in rescue operation by clearing iron and metal particles which were hindering the rescue works on the web site,” A Sridhar informed PTI.
He additional mentioned that the SCR shortly responded to the decision and deployed two groups of metallic chopping specialists within the rescue mission. The primary batch led by S Murali, Divisional Mechanical Engineer, consisting a senior Part Engineer, 13 Welders and two technicians from Secunderabad have reached the location and have taken up the required works. The second batch of specialists additionally reached the location to help the primary staff, final evening, he additional mentioned.
In the meantime, Nagarkurnool Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Gaikwad mentioned the metallic chopping and particles clearing course of is constantly occurring.
“One staff went into the tunnel at 7 AM. The clearing of particles has been occurring since yesterday morning. Dewatering can be occurring,” he mentioned.
Telangana irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday mentioned the rescue and aid operations are in full swing, and that the operation could be accomplished in two days.
The Minister on Wednesday mentioned the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) that’s struck inside will likely be lower into items by utilizing gasoline cutters and eliminated. After this, the Military, Navy, Rat Miners and NDRF groups will make one other severe effort to rescue the eight individuals who’re lacking, with out compromising their very own security.
Eight personnel engaged on the Srisailam Left Financial institution Canal (SLBC) tunnel challenge had been trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed on February 22.
The trapped individuals have been recognized as Manoj Kumar (UP), Sri Niwas (UP), Sunny Singh (J&Okay), Gurpreet Singh (Punjab) and Sandeep Sahu, Jegta Xess, Santosh Sahu and Anuj Sahau, all from Jharkhand.
Of the eight, two are engineers, two are operators and the remaining 4 are labourers from Jharkhand.
The 2 engineers and 4 labourers are employed by Jaiprakash Associates, the contracting agency of SLBC tunnel challenge.
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