Nagarkurnool, Feb. 22 -- The Engineer Task Force (ETF) of the Indian Army has been mobilised to assist in the ongoing rescue operations following the tunnel collapse near the Srisailam Dam, according to the army.

On Saturday 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 in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana.

The collapse occurred just four days after construction work had resumed following a lengthy hiatus. While some workers managed to escape, eight labourers are feared to be trapped inside the tunnel.

In response, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams were deployed t...