Telangana, Feb. 22 -- At least six workers were feared trapped when a section of a roof collapsed in the under construction stretch of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana on Saturday, February 22.

Nagarkurnool district is located nearly 120 kms away from Telangana's capital city, Hyderabad.

The tunnel's roof collapsed when some workers went inside, and were around 12-13kms inside the tunnel. Following the incident, some of the workers have been injured, stated a press release from Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's office.

Around six to eight workers are feared trapped in the construction stretch, as per information given by the employer company, a senior police official told PTI.

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