Hyderabad, Feb. 24 -- The Telangana government has deployed experts from IIT Madras to assist in the rescue of eight workers trapped inside the SLBC tunnel in Nagarkurnool district. The same team had successfully rescued 34 workers using advanced technology during a tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand in 2023.
At the accident site, IIT Madras experts are using high-tech equipment, including Aqua Eye Flexi Probe cameras, to locate and safely evacuate the trapped workers. Additionally, a naval team from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, has also joined the ongoing rescue efforts.
The rescue operation, now in its third day, continues to face challenges. On Sunday, rescue teams managed to advance 13 km into the tunnel, but on Monday, they cou...