Hyderabad, March 8 -- Irrigation & Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy announced that robotic technology has been deployed to accelerate the ongoing rescue operations at the SLBC tunnel near Domalapenta in 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 along with Achampet MLA Dr. Chikkudu Vamsi Krishna on Saturday, he conducted a review with officials from multiple national agencies, including State Disaster Management Secretary Arvind Kumar and Army Commandant Parikshit Mehra, who are overse...