On Wednesday morning, a part of the road at a Rahul Nagar building site on the Eastern Express Highway, Chembur, caved in. Due to the 9 am incident, nearly 24 vehicles were trapped in a 25-foot-deep hole. The vehicles were damaged during the incident after which the Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) stopped construction.
Due to the incident, fire brigade authorities evacuated the area. Four to five autos and 20 two-wheelers were damaged. “A landslide. “There was a deep pit at the location and a side of the road collapsed into it,” said recently appointed Mumbai Fire Brigade head Ravindra Ambulgekar.
Rescuers searched till midday but no victims were found. Fallen cars were removed simultaneously. Ambulgekar stated this was the only landslide call today.
Ambulgekar claimed the occurrence was natural despite its proximity to a building site. “Heavy rainfall can loosen soil, causing such incidents,” he added. Officials will investigate the builder’s piling process.
“Load mud broke the shore piling, causing a landslide during three-level basement construction. “This is the approach road to a college and there are no other buildings or structures around,” said Dhanaji Hirlekar, assistant municipal commissioner, L ward.
According to a BMC employee, this was an SRA project and SRA officials at the site ordered construction to cease.
The second incidence in 10 days. On June 28, a landslide destroyed a drainage line near Borivali’s new Magathane Metro station. Backfilling remains unfinished. The corrective work will take months and block the road and northern Metro station access stairs. The BMC ordered the owner to promptly repair the road, stormwater drain, Metro station stairs, and other problems.
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On Wednesday morning, a building site road at Rahul Nagar on the Eastern Express Highway in Chembur collapsed, trapping nearly 24 vehicles in a 25-foot-deep hole. The vehicles were damaged during the incident after which the Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) stopped construction No injuries were reported in the 9am incident. But, four to five autos and 20 two-wheelers were damaged.
Ravindra Ambulgekar, Mumbai Fire Brigade commander, said the landslide was caused by heavy rains loosening soil.
Officials will examine the builder’s piling procedure. The second landslide in 10 days followed a June 28 landslide at Borivali’s Magathane Metro station. Backfilling and remediation will take months. The BMC has ordered the owner to quickly repair or rebuild the road, stormwater drain, Metro station stairway, and related structures, as well as any additional damages.
