The Telangana Government has withdrawn the Srisailam Left Bank Canal Tunnel rescue operation based on the report of the Geological Survey of India (GSI). State Irrigation Minister Uttamkumar Reddy informed this at Nagarkurnool yesterday. He said the operation had been withdrawn following a report from the GSI, which flagged the danger posed to rescuers in proceeding further at the actual site of the incident. The Minister said all the expert teams drawn from various organisations, including the Indian Army, have been withdrawn, and an expert team has been set up to suggest ways and means for the tunnel project. A total of 8 individuals, including Engineers and workers, were trapped under debris when the SLBC tunnel partially collapsed deep inside the SLBC tunnel. During a 65-day-long rescue operation held by multiple agencies, two bodies were recovered while six more remained untraced. The irrigation minister said the government had announced 25 lakh rupees ex-gratia to the families of each victim.