New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) The CBI has arrested a principal general manager and a sub-divisional engineer of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in Bhopal for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 15,000 for an amicable settlement of a chargesheet pending against an official, the agency said on Tuesday.
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Apart from that, as part of efforts to provide assurance to 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel and relieve their stress, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has stepped in to provide them with a landline through which they can talk to their families.
At present, the communication between the trapped workers and their relatives is facilitated by a communication system set up through a six-inch wide pipe. An endoscopic camera was also pushed through this pipe, allowing rescue workers and relatives of the trapped men to see the condition inside. Drilling at the collapsed portion of the tunnel has been halted since Friday as the the auger machine faced hurdles one after another. A tunnelling expert at the site said on Saturday the machine was broken.