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Mayor visits Chirag Nagar rescue after landslide
NewsOnAir··13 Aug
Families at the Chirag Nagar chawl faced sudden debris after the early-morning slope failure crushed homes beneath the hillock in Ghatkopar. Officials from the civic leadership visited as firefighters, police and NDRF searched the collapsed structures for survivors. Akashvani's initial toll stood at six dead and four injured, with rescue still under way at the time of reporting.
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What It Means For You
- Ghatkopar residents near Chirag Nagar can follow Akashvani's count of six dead and four injured at Gaushiya Chawl.
- Families seeking missing relatives can note Fire Brigade, police and NDRF presence while rescue continues.
- Civic observers can track Mayor Ritu Tawde and Additional MC Avinash Dhakne's site visit for relief follow-up.
What's Happening
- Around 3 am, a hillock collapsed on two to three houses at Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar, Ghatkopar.
- Akashvani reported six killed and four injured; Fire Brigade, police and NDRF responded.
- Mayor Ritu Tawde and Additional Municipal Commissioner Dr Avinash Dhakne visited as rescue continued.
Hillock-Edge Chawls Under Monsoon Slope Failure
- Early-morning collapses on occupied chawls leave high casualty risk because residents are indoors and asleep.
- Akashvani framing fixed an early toll while later local reports sometimes revised fatalities upward during rescue.
- Mayoral and additional commissioner visits mark civic ownership of relief after NDRF and fire response.
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