Landslide hits Mumbai suburb, one child injured

MUMBAI: A two-year-old boy, Alok Sahane, sustained serious injuries after debris lying on the hill slope fell onto his house at Jagdusha Nagar slum in Ghatkopar (West) on Saturday morning. The boy was admitted in Rajawadi Hospital and is now out of danger.
Recently, BMC demolished several slums on the hill slope adjoining Tansa Pipeline (that brings water from lakes in neighbouring districts to Mumbai) following a high court order.The civic authority left the debris unattended after demolishing the houses and it was gradually moving down after intermediate showers in the last few days. On Saturday, around 7 am, the debris hit around four houses injuring the boy.

“We have been requesting the administration to remove the debris lying on the hill slope since long. But they didn’t pay any attention to our demands and today the debris has fallen on the houses injuring a boy. The civic administration is playing with the lives of people here,” said local corporator Suresh Patil.