Telangana tunnel collapse LIVE: Telangana minister Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said it has been decided that the rescuers will go into the silt in the tunnel in search of the trapped men. He also acknowledged that the rescue operation slowed down on Tuesday keeping in view the safety of the lives of the rescuers.

Telangana tunnel collapse has sparked a political row in the state with the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) holding the Congress-led state government accountable for alleged negligence.

NAGARKURNOOL: In a significant development, a team of experts engaged in rescuing the eight persons who have remained trapped for the past five days in the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel were able to reach the end of the tunnel and return,