Nagarkurnool, March 8 -- Telangana Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Saturday that robotic technology has been deployed to accelerate the ongoing rescue operations at the SLBC tunnel near Domalapenta in the Nagarkurnool district, where eight workers remain trapped.

Calling the incident a national disaster, he emphasised that the State Government is utilizing the best global technology to overcome the challenges in the final stretch of the 14-kilometer-long tunnel.

Visiting the site, he reviewed the situation with officials from multiple national agencies, including State Disaster Management Secretary Arvind Kumar and Army Commandant Parikshit Mehra, who are overseeing the rescue efforts.

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