The Telangana government has decided to resume the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel project works using advanced tunnelling methodologies, after about a year following the partial collapse of its roof, which claimed eight lives. A portion of the project on the Krishna river in Nagarkurnool district collapsed in February last year. The debris in the tunnel following the collapse, including the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), have been removed, official sources said on Monday. "Some machinery has already been moved to the location to restart the work. Some more machinery is expected to be deployed soon. Experts are being consulted on the safety measures to be taken," the sources told PTI. State Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday held a review with officials on resuming the project works. The government has now decided to abandon the TBM method used earlier as it was found to be ineffective in view of the challenging geological conditions and adopt advanced technol