Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 3 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha on Monday criticised Telangana government's efforts in connection with the operations to rescue workers trapped in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel collapse.

Speaking with ANI, K Kavitha said, 'This is an unfortunate incident where labourers from many states have been stuck in the collapsed tunnel for many days. The rescue operation could have been carried out with better coordination. I feel the state government did not give in their all.'

Kavitha noted that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy visited the collapse site only yesterday and said he gave a 'political' speech.

'The Chief Minister visited the site yesterday, seven days after the incident. There also, he gave a political speech,' she said.

K Kavitha also urged the Telangana Chief Minister to 'give the best possible compensation to the families of the victims.'

Reddy visited the site of the collapse on Sunday and assessed the ongoing rescue operation.

NDRF Commandant VVN Prasanna Kumar today that the operation to save eight workers trapped following the collapse of the SLBC tunnel was underway and at full capacity,

'Actually, the operation is going on in full swing. Approximately twelve agencies are working around the clock to find the victims. Unfortunately, we have not been able to locate them so far,' said the National Disaster Response Force Commandant.

He further stated that both the Telangana and Central governments have deployed top experts from across the country to assist in the complex tunnel operation.'Due to the complexity of the tunnel operation, we could not achieve success so far. However, maximum manpower is engaged in a planned manner, and hopefully, we will get success in a short time,' Kumar said.

According to the NDRF Commandant, approximately 300 personnel, including 100 NDRF members, along with SDRF, Indian Army, and Singareni teams, are actively involved in the rescue efforts.'The main hurdle for us is the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine), which is a 1,500-ton machine that got damaged inside the tunnel, causing a major problem for us,' he said. (ANI)