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Bhopal: As many as nine labourers were trapped after an under-construction tunnel of the Bargi canal project caved in at Sleemanabad in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh.
With relief operations underway, seven of the nine labourers have been rescued, according to the officials.
Local officials and the State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) team are engaged in safely rescuing the remaining labourers.
According to Katni collector Priyank Mishra, the SDERF team arrived from Jabalpur after the incident took place late on Saturday evening.
The rescue operation is being monitored from the state secretariat by Madhya Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajesh Rajora.
“The SDERF team with the necessary equipment is trying to reach the labourers by digging a shaft. The district collector and the SP are camping at the site to supervise the rescue operation,” Mr Rajora was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
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