In November this year, 41 construction workers were left trapped in the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel after a part of it collapsed. They were rescued after 17 days. However, a report released on Wednesday said that the authorities had ruled out an option of a separate escape tunnel owing to a rise in construction time and cost, and anticipation of lower traffic volume.
According to a report released by The Indian Express (IE) on Wednesday, a plan to construct a separate tunnel, parallel to the original tunnel and connected at suitable intervals, was not given a thumbs up.
