Maharashtra: Landslide in Thane; no casualty, 6 houses damaged

DN Bureau

At least six houses were damaged after a landslide in Kalwa area here in Maharashtra on Sunday, but no one was injured, a civic official said.

Landslide in Thane
Landslide in Thane


Thane: At least six houses were damaged after a landslide in Kalwa area here in Maharashtra on Sunday, but no one was injured, a civic official said.

The landslide took place in the Indira Nagar locality following which huge stones rolled down a hillock in the area, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell (RDMC) chief Santosh Kadam said.

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Local firemen and a team of the RDMC rushed to the spot.

As a precautionary measure, residents of 20 to 25 houses in the area were shifted to a civic school in Gholai Nagar, the official said. (PTI)

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