Nagarkurnool, Feb. 22 -- Demonstrating its unwavering commitment to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations, the Task Force of Indian Army has been mobilised to assist in the ongoing rescue operations following a tunnel collapse near the Srisailam Dam.

Early this morning, a three-meter section of the roof of an under-construction stretch of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel caved in at the 14th km mark near Domalapenta, Amrabad Mandal in Nagarkurnool district, approximately 200 km south of Hyderabad. The collapse occurred just four days after construction work had resumed following a long hiatus.

While some workers managed to escape, eight labourers are feared to be trapped inside. In response, NDRF and S...