By means of PTI
MUMBAI: A minimum of 16 folks have been killed when a large landslide struck a far off hilly tribal village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district in a single day amid rains, whilst the Nationwide Crisis Reaction Power stopped its day-long seek and rescue operation for survivors because of downpour on Thursday, NDRF officers mentioned.
As many as 21 folks have been rescued from the website online, they mentioned.
The landslide came about round 11 pm on Wednesday at Irshalwadi village, positioned on a hill slope, underneath Khalapur tehsil of the coastal district, round 80 km from Mumbai, and flattened 17 of the just about 50 homes within the hamlet, an reliable mentioned.
The incident came about after torrential rains within the hilly house.
From the hill base, it takes round 1. 5 hours to achieve Irshalwadi, which doesn’t have a pucca highway.
NDRF and police officers mentioned 16 our bodies have been recovered from the landslide website online right through the day, whilst 21 folks have been rescued. The Raigad police mentioned the closing rites of 13 sufferers have been carried out close to the crisis website online.
Leader Minister Eknath Shinde visited Irshalwadi within the morning to take inventory of the location and spoke to body of workers engaged within the rescue operation. “Irshalwadi used to be no longer at the checklist of landslide-prone villages. Our precedence now’s to rescue the ones nonetheless trapped underneath the rubble,” he instructed journalists on the website online.
It is a very unlucky incident and the state executive stands with the affected folks, Shinde mentioned. There may be steady heavy rainfall and the particles and rubble has fixed as much as 15 to twenty toes, he added.
Shinde mentioned government weren’t in a position to transport the equipment for the rescue operation. Two helicopters had been stored able for the operation, however they’ve no longer been in a position to take off because of unhealthy climate, he mentioned.
At the rehabilitation of the landslide-affected villagers, the CM mentioned 50 to 60 bins had been organized for them (as transient shelters) and there used to be a plan to transport them to a more secure position.
“We will be able to quickly take steps to hold out right kind rehabilitation of the landslide-affected villagers. I’ve spoken to the divisional commissioner and district collector and mentioned at the everlasting rehabilitation of those villagers straight away. We’re doing it on a conflict footing,” Shinde mentioned.
Seek and rescue body of workers on the website online have been going through hurdles because of the tough hill terrain of the realm the place heavy apparatus can’t be simply moved, Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar and different officers mentioned.
Within the night, NDRF body of workers stopped their seek and rescue operation on the landslide website online because of unhealthy climate and can resume the workout on Friday morning. NDRF body of workers have been armed with most effective small equipment because it used to be tough to transport heavy apparatus to the crisis website online because of hilly terrain and unhealthy climate.
“Because of steady heavy rain and the specter of extra landslides in addition to darkness, the NDRF has referred to as off its operation for the day,” an reliable mentioned.
The 4 NDRF groups heading the hunt and rescue operation together with ratings of alternative body of workers will re-start their activity at 5 am on Friday, he mentioned. Workforce and heavy apparatus for the rescue and aid operation have been despatched from Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
An reliable mentioned, appearing at the directive of Leader Minister Shinde, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) despatched 3 Bobcat-make machines from its cast waste control division websites. Those backhoe loaders, with higher manoeuvrability because of their small dimension, will assist in dashing up rescue and aid operations.
Thane Municipal Company crisis control mobile leader Yasin Tadvi mentioned rescue groups and gear have moved in opposition to the landslide website online.
A staff of the Thane Crisis Reaction Power, fireplace engines from CBD Belapur, Vashi and Khoparkhairane in Navi Mumbai, and body of workers together with 10 ambulances had been dispatched, he mentioned.
Previous within the day, Deputy Leader Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a remark, mentioned 48 households have been dwelling within the village. The village has round 50 homes, of which 17 have been buried underneath the landslide, officers mentioned.
Irshalwadi is a tribal village inaccessible by means of pucca highway and is situated 6 km from the Morbe dam, which gives water to Navi Mumbai.
In the meantime, in a remark issued right through the day, Deputy CM Pawar requested his supporters to not organise celebrations to mark his 63rd birthday on July 22 and directed them to donate cash to rehabilitation efforts within the landslide-hit house.
By the way, his supporters had deliberate to organise ‘Ajitotsav’ from July 22-31 to mark the birthday.
A dinner deliberate for Deputy CMs Pawar and Fadnavis by means of NCP chief Praful Patel in Mumbai has additionally been referred to as cancelled following the tragedy, Patel’s aide mentioned.
Eyewitnesses and survivors in Irshaldwadi narrated the surprise of realising {that a} huge landslide had buried a lot of them amid heavy rains that used to be pounding the area for the previous few days.
They controlled to return out from the mound of dust and rubble of home items, however the considered piecing in combination their lives from right here on weighed closely as they recounted their brush with destiny.
There may be not anything left apart from soil and particles, mentioned a distraught guy, who used to stick lengthy with 4 pals at evening in a college situated on the foot of the hillock.
Narrating the horror, the person mentioned at round 10.30 pm on Wednesday, he used to be sitting in the study room and chatting along with his pals when he heard a noisy sound.
“I ran out of the varsity to avoid wasting myself and later discovered there used to be a landslide which broken our homes. My oldsters are trapped underneath the particles. Now, not anything is left apart from the soil and particles at the spot the place my area used to be situated,” he mentioned combating again tears.
A pair and their infant have been amongst those that controlled to extricate themselves from the particles.
“I used to be sound asleep once I realised we have been lined by means of rubble and dirt. I controlled to drag out myself, my spouse and kid after which all of us simply ran out to avoid wasting our lives,” a person mentioned.
“It used to be darkish and I may pay attention screams of folks however used to be no longer in a position to realize anything else since I used to be not able to look what used to be occurring. We’re secure however our area is broken,” he mentioned, his face displaying the ache and surprise that the incident has inflicted.
This used to be the largest landslide in Maharashtra after the one who hit Malin village underneath Ambegaon tehsil of Pune district on July 30, 2014. The 2014 landslide, which claimed 153 lives, had swallowed up nearly all the tribal village of round 50 households.
MUMBAI: A minimum of 16 folks have been killed when a large landslide struck a far off hilly tribal village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district in a single day amid rains, whilst the Nationwide Crisis Reaction Power stopped its day-long seek and rescue operation for survivors because of downpour on Thursday, NDRF officers mentioned.
As many as 21 folks have been rescued from the website online, they mentioned.
The landslide came about round 11 pm on Wednesday at Irshalwadi village, positioned on a hill slope, underneath Khalapur tehsil of the coastal district, round 80 km from Mumbai, and flattened 17 of the just about 50 homes within the hamlet, an reliable mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The incident came about after torrential rains within the hilly house.
From the hill base, it takes round 1. 5 hours to achieve Irshalwadi, which doesn’t have a pucca highway.
NDRF and police officers mentioned 16 our bodies have been recovered from the landslide website online right through the day, whilst 21 folks have been rescued. The Raigad police mentioned the closing rites of 13 sufferers have been carried out close to the crisis website online.
Leader Minister Eknath Shinde visited Irshalwadi within the morning to take inventory of the location and spoke to body of workers engaged within the rescue operation. “Irshalwadi used to be no longer at the checklist of landslide-prone villages. Our precedence now’s to rescue the ones nonetheless trapped underneath the rubble,” he instructed journalists on the website online.
It is a very unlucky incident and the state executive stands with the affected folks, Shinde mentioned. There may be steady heavy rainfall and the particles and rubble has fixed as much as 15 to twenty toes, he added.
Shinde mentioned government weren’t in a position to transport the equipment for the rescue operation. Two helicopters had been stored able for the operation, however they’ve no longer been in a position to take off because of unhealthy climate, he mentioned.
At the rehabilitation of the landslide-affected villagers, the CM mentioned 50 to 60 bins had been organized for them (as transient shelters) and there used to be a plan to transport them to a more secure position.
“We will be able to quickly take steps to hold out right kind rehabilitation of the landslide-affected villagers. I’ve spoken to the divisional commissioner and district collector and mentioned at the everlasting rehabilitation of those villagers straight away. We’re doing it on a conflict footing,” Shinde mentioned.
Seek and rescue body of workers on the website online have been going through hurdles because of the tough hill terrain of the realm the place heavy apparatus can’t be simply moved, Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar and different officers mentioned.
Within the night, NDRF body of workers stopped their seek and rescue operation on the landslide website online because of unhealthy climate and can resume the workout on Friday morning. NDRF body of workers have been armed with most effective small equipment because it used to be tough to transport heavy apparatus to the crisis website online because of hilly terrain and unhealthy climate.
“Because of steady heavy rain and the specter of extra landslides in addition to darkness, the NDRF has referred to as off its operation for the day,” an reliable mentioned.
The 4 NDRF groups heading the hunt and rescue operation together with ratings of alternative body of workers will re-start their activity at 5 am on Friday, he mentioned. Workforce and heavy apparatus for the rescue and aid operation have been despatched from Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
An reliable mentioned, appearing at the directive of Leader Minister Shinde, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) despatched 3 Bobcat-make machines from its cast waste control division websites. Those backhoe loaders, with higher manoeuvrability because of their small dimension, will assist in dashing up rescue and aid operations.
Thane Municipal Company crisis control mobile leader Yasin Tadvi mentioned rescue groups and gear have moved in opposition to the landslide website online.
A staff of the Thane Crisis Reaction Power, fireplace engines from CBD Belapur, Vashi and Khoparkhairane in Navi Mumbai, and body of workers together with 10 ambulances had been dispatched, he mentioned.
Previous within the day, Deputy Leader Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a remark, mentioned 48 households have been dwelling within the village. The village has round 50 homes, of which 17 have been buried underneath the landslide, officers mentioned.
Irshalwadi is a tribal village inaccessible by means of pucca highway and is situated 6 km from the Morbe dam, which gives water to Navi Mumbai.
In the meantime, in a remark issued right through the day, Deputy CM Pawar requested his supporters to not organise celebrations to mark his 63rd birthday on July 22 and directed them to donate cash to rehabilitation efforts within the landslide-hit house.
By the way, his supporters had deliberate to organise ‘Ajitotsav’ from July 22-31 to mark the birthday.
A dinner deliberate for Deputy CMs Pawar and Fadnavis by means of NCP chief Praful Patel in Mumbai has additionally been referred to as cancelled following the tragedy, Patel’s aide mentioned.
Eyewitnesses and survivors in Irshaldwadi narrated the surprise of realising {that a} huge landslide had buried a lot of them amid heavy rains that used to be pounding the area for the previous few days.
They controlled to return out from the mound of dust and rubble of home items, however the considered piecing in combination their lives from right here on weighed closely as they recounted their brush with destiny.
There may be not anything left apart from soil and particles, mentioned a distraught guy, who used to stick lengthy with 4 pals at evening in a college situated on the foot of the hillock.
Narrating the horror, the person mentioned at round 10.30 pm on Wednesday, he used to be sitting in the study room and chatting along with his pals when he heard a noisy sound.
“I ran out of the varsity to avoid wasting myself and later discovered there used to be a landslide which broken our homes. My oldsters are trapped underneath the particles. Now, not anything is left apart from the soil and particles at the spot the place my area used to be situated,” he mentioned combating again tears.
A pair and their infant have been amongst those that controlled to extricate themselves from the particles.
“I used to be sound asleep once I realised we have been lined by means of rubble and dirt. I controlled to drag out myself, my spouse and kid after which all of us simply ran out to avoid wasting our lives,” a person mentioned.
“It used to be darkish and I may pay attention screams of folks however used to be no longer in a position to realize anything else since I used to be not able to look what used to be occurring. We’re secure however our area is broken,” he mentioned, his face displaying the ache and surprise that the incident has inflicted.
This used to be the largest landslide in Maharashtra after the one who hit Malin village underneath Ambegaon tehsil of Pune district on July 30, 2014. The 2014 landslide, which claimed 153 lives, had swallowed up nearly all the tribal village of round 50 households.