New Delhi: Seven out of nine laborers trapped in the collapsed under-construction tunnel in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh have been rescued so far, the administration said on Sunday. The laborers were trapped after the under-construction tunnel of the Bargi underground canal caved in at Sleemanabad, Katni, Madhya Pradesh, and rescue operations are on, officials said, according to media reports.
With the help of a State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) team, which arrived from Jabalpur, the rescue operation is underway to rescue the remaining labourers.
The SDERF and local officials are trying to safely recover the labourers.
Katni collector Priyank Mishra said that the SDERF team arrived from Jabalpur, according to an ANI report.
The collector tweeted that the rescue operation is going on continuously to remove the labourers.
On late Saturday evening, the incident took place.
Madhya Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajesh Rajora, who is monitoring the rescue operation from the state secretariat, told the Press Trust of India (PTI): “The SDERF team with the necessary equipment is trying to reach the laborers by digging a shaft . The district collector and the SP are camping at the site to supervise the rescue operation.”
Sleemanabad Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sangh Mitra Gautam said that the trapped labourers were responding to calls from rescue personnel, according to a PTI report.
Taking cognizance of the incident in Sleemanabad, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sought information about the incident from the Katni collector, in a conversation over the phone.
Saddened by the news of workers being buried during the construction work of the canal at Slimnabad in Katni district.
It is a matter of relief that 3 out of 9 workers have been safely evacuated. Relief and rescue work is on. https://t.co/ICfmjW2zU0
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) February 12, 2022
Chouhan is constantly in touch with the Katni district administration and is taking information about the rescue operation, the ANI report said.
He has instructed for proper treatment of those injured.
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