PM Modi spokes to Telangana CM assures full support in rescue efforts for trapped tunnel workers 

February 22, 2025

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday  assured full support  in rescue efforts for trapped eight tunnel workers following a roof collapse near Domalapenta in Nagar Kurnool district in Telangana.

He spoke to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy regarding the ongoing rescue efforts at the SLBC tunnel.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi enquired about the accident at the SLBC tunnel near Domalapenta in Nagarkurnool district. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy briefed the Prime Minister on all the details of the incident, as per the CMO statement.

The CM informed the PM that eight workers were trapped inside the tunnel and that necessary rescue operations were being done. The CM also informed the PM that Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy and Jupally Krishna Rao were overseeing the rescue efforts on site.

PM Modi assured CM Revanth Reddy that an NDRF team would be dispatched immediately for rescue operations. The Prime Minister assured that the Central government is ready to give full cooperation, said the statement.

Similarly, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is constantly reviewing the situation. Eight workers are feared trapped in the tunnel, according to the Telangana CMO statement.

The Chief Minister instructed the officials to expedite the necessary rescue operations and save the trapped workers. On the CM’s instructions, Ministers N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Jupally Krishna Rao, DIG, IG and senior officials of Irrigation already rushed to the accident site.