New Delhi, February 22 Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy conducted an in-depth review of the SLBC tunnel accident. During this, Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy and Irrigation Department Advisor Adityanath Das, who reached the spot, gave full information to the Chief Minister about the accident.
Chief Minister’s Advisor Vem Narendra Reddy and other senior officials were also present in this review meeting. Chief Minister Reddy directed on this occasion that rescue operations should be carried out speedily to save the 8 workers trapped in the tunnel. He also inquired about the condition of the injured and said that better medical facilities should be provided to the injured workers.
The Chief Minister also said that the government stands with the families of the victims and will help them in every possible way.
The minister informed that NDRF and SDRF teams have left for the accident site. The CM said that officials of all the concerned departments should be vigilant in terms of relief operations and ensure that rescue operations go on speedily.
Let us tell you, the Indian Army has taken the lead to rescue the people trapped in the tunnel. The Army sent its Engineering Task Force (ETF) to the spot. The Army team has started the rescue operation as part of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The Engineer Task Force of the Indian Army is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, which is necessary for such a complex and challenging mission.
The Army has deployed various specialist teams in this mission, including medical teams, ambulances and all the equipment required for rescue operations. The Army has started working actively to rescue the people trapped in the tunnel.
