Rescue teams made significant progress on Friday in their mission to find eight workers trapped inside the SLBC tunnel. A special dog squad from Kerala, trained to detect human remains, successfully located at least three bodies buried under the debris.
Disaster management teams worked alongside the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) and remote sensing experts to aid the search. The cadaver dogs helped pinpoint the exact location of the remains. Officials said that a GPS tracking system sped up the process once the dogs detected the bodies. Authorities now plan to retrieve the remains and conduct DNA tests to confirm the workers’ identities.
Finding the trapped workers has been a difficult task, as debris covers a 200-meter stretch inside the tunnel. The trained dogs, which specialize in detecting human remains in large-scale disasters like fires and building collapses, played a key role in narrowing down the search area.
One major challenge now is retrieving the remains, as this will require extensive excavation work. State Disaster Management Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar has been closely monitoring the rescue operations. Officials said that the conveyor belt system, which is already in place, has helped speed up debris removal since Friday morning.
Despite these efforts, recovering all eight workers will take more time due to the large amount of debris inside the tunnel. Rescue teams remain committed to the operation and are carefully working to complete the recovery process.
