Mumbai rains: Six dead in Mankhurd shack collapse, Maharashtra govt announces ₹4 crore compensation | Today’s news
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the compensation ₹4 crore should be provided to the families of those who died when two to three shacks under the ‘land plus three’ structure collapsed in Janata Nagar, Mankhurd, state minister Girish Mahajan said on Monday.
Six people, including four children and two adults, lost their lives in the incident amid heavy rains in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
The Mumbai Police said the incident took place around 8.30 pm when a neighboring building collapsed on a shanty in Mandala jurisdiction, Mankhurd police station, trapping several people under the debris.
According to the minister, search operations are continuing at the scene of the accident.
“Teams from the municipal office, police and NDRF are currently on the spot. I don’t believe more than these six people were there,” Mahajan said.
Commenting on the incident, NDRF Deputy Commander Sarang Kurve said, “We received information from the BMC control room at 9:30 pm; our Andheri team reached in about 35 minutes and our Kurla team reached the spot in about 20 to 25 minutes. There is no casualty at this time. All the six victims have been released and have been taken to a nearby hospital where our rescuers are present round the clock. The rescue operation is complex and the weather conditions played against us, however, our rescuers are well trained for such situations and we are constantly working to complete the operation.”
Heavy rain across
Mumbai and adjoining areas were lashed by widespread heavy rains on Sunday. Between 8am and 10pm, the island city saw 51 millimeters of rain, while the eastern and western suburbs saw 72mm and 71mm, respectively.
According to the BMC’s evening monsoon report, the city recorded 33.42 mm rainfall, the eastern suburbs 49.68 mm and the western suburbs 48.45 mm between 8 am and 6 pm.
While suburban parts of the metropolis were more affected due to the intensity of the downpour, officials said public transport remained largely unaffected, although some suburban trains were delayed throughout the day.
IMD predicts more rains in Mumbai
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted continuous rain, heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places, extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places and gusty winds of 60-70 kmph for the next 24 hours.
The civic association said it received 203 complaints of falling trees and branches, eight cases of short circuits and 15 complaints of collapsed houses or walls during the said period.
