Nagarkurnool, Feb. 28 -- Rescue operations are underway at the SLBC tunnel in Nagarkurnool, where eight workers remain trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed on February 22.

The latest visuals from the site show rescue teams using cutting machines to cut through rods as they continue their efforts to reach the trapped workers.

On February 22, a three-meter section of the roof of an under-construction stretch of the SLBC tunnel collapsed at the 14 km mark near Domalapenta in the Nagarkurnool district, Telangana. The collapse occurred just four daays after construction work resumed following a lengthy hiatus. While some workers managed to escape, eight remained trapped.

Meanwhile, Telangana Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy provided an...