K.T. Rama Rao Rebukes Telangana Over Stalled SLBC Tunnel, Criticizes Youth Congress AI Summit Protest

A year after a fatal collapse halted the SLBC tunnel, six workers remain unrecovered with no restart at the site.

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K.T. Rama Rao, working president of the BRS, accused the state government of failing to restart SLBC tunnel excavation despite repeated assurances.
He said only two of the eight trapped workers were recovered after prolonged rescue efforts, leaving six families without closure.
Officials dismantled the damaged tunnel boring machine and proposed shifting to drilling-and-blasting from both ends to finish the remaining stretch.
Authorities reported encouraging geological findings from an NGRI aerial electromagnetic survey and created a dedicated SLBC Division led by a Chief Engineer.
Rama Rao also condemned Youth Congress activists for protesting at a New Delhi AI Summit addressed by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, saying it hurt India’s image.