SLBC Tunnel Collapse: Another Body Extricated

Nagarkurnool: Body of one of the seven persons who remained trapped inside the partially collapsed SLBC project tunnel here for over a month was found on Tuesday, officials said. This takes the total number of bodies retrieved so far to two. The mortal remains of the individual were found on Tuesday morning, an official statement said. It was shifted to a hospital for post mortem and other procedures as per the norms.

The identity of the deceased was not known immediately. A total of eight individuals—including engineers and labourers—were trapped in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project tunnel when a portion of it collapsed on February 22. The body of Gurpreet Singh, a Tunnel Bornig Machine (TBM) operator, was recovered on March 9 and handed over to his family in Punjab. As many as 700 personnel belonging to 25 State, central and private agencies are engaged in the operation.