The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has put on hold the environmental clearance for Kerala’s ambitious 8.75-km twin-tube tunnel road connecting Kozhikode and Wayanad. The proposed route slices through the fragile ecosystems of the Western Ghats and the Chooralmala-Mundakkai region, which witnessed a devastating landslide in July 2024 Read More…
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Tragic Tunnel Collapse in Telangana: Hopes Fade for 8 Trapped Workers as Rescue Efforts Continue
A devastating tunnel collapse occurred on Saturday morning at the under-construction Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel near Domalapenta in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, trapping at least eight workers inside. The disaster struck around 14 kilometers into the 44-kilometer-long tunnel, which had been reopened just four days earlier for urgent leak repairs. Rescue operations, led by Read More…