Deputy CM Fadnavis confirmed 10 deaths in the IrshalWadi landslide incident as he informed the state assembly about the tragedy. "The incident occurred between 10.30 & 11 pm last night, district disaster management cell came to know about it at 11.30 and the state DM Cell was informed at 12 midnight," said Fadnavis. Of 48 families and 247 people living in the village, 25 families and 70 people were safe at the time of incident, the DCM told the House.
CM Eknath Shinde has announced that Rs 5 lakh each will be given to the families of the deceased and the government will bear the cost of treatment of the injured
I spoke to the Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde ji regarding the landslide caused by heavy rains in Raigad, Maharashtra. 4 NDRF teams have reached the spot and are carrying out rescue operations along with the local administration. Our priority is to evacuate people from there and give immediate treatment to the injured.
"The incident of landslide occurred at Irshalgad near Khalapur in Raigad district last night. Some people died in this incident, we share the grief of their families. I pay my heartfelt tribute to them," said Fadnavis in his latest tweet.
According to the Raigad police, four people have died and three others have been injured. 22 people have been rescued from the debris while several are feared trapped.
Meanwhile, the Raigad Police set up a control room after the incident. The police said that so far they have rescued 22 people from the spot but many are feared trapped in the debris. Presently over 100 officials of Police and District administration are involved in rescue operations. We are getting help from NDRF, locals and some NGOs, said Raigad Police.
The NDRF said that two teams have reached the spot and launched the search and rescue operation. They further informed that two more teams have left from Mumbai to join the operation.
