Katni (MP), Nine laborers working there were buried under the rubble due to sudden collapse of an under construction tunnel near Slimnabad in Katni district in Madhya Pradesh, out of which seven laborers were rescued till Sunday morning. While efforts are on to rescue two people.
This incident took place on Saturday late night during the underground canal work being done under the Bargi Canal Project. Rajesh Rajora, Additional Principal Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Home Department told ‘Bhasha’ that seven laborers have been taken out safely so far. He said that now only two laborers are trapped in this tunnel and the operation is on to rescue them.
#WATCH , Of the 9 laborers trapped, 5 have been rescued after an under-construction tunnel of the Bargi underground canal caved in at Sleemanabad in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh; 4 yet to be rescued. SDERF team at the spot: Administration pic.twitter.com/O0vLdYZj8B
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Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been apprised of the incident. He is in touch with the SDERF and district administration team. pic.twitter.com/WANCnhul9o
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Rajora said that he is monitoring the rescue work round the clock from the Vallabh Bhawan status room in Bhopal. Sleemanabad Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) SM Gautam and Sub-Divisional Officer Police (Slimanabad) Monika Tiwari said that the trapped laborers are also alive and efforts are on to rescue them. Rajora said that the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and other members of the rescue team are working hard to rescue two other laborers trapped in the tunnel.