Maharashtra: Four injured after huge tree falls in Thane

The tree being removed from the spot on Sunday. Pic/RDMC

Atleast four people were injured after a huge tree fell on them in Thane district of Maharashtra, the officials said on Sunday.

According to the civic officials, the incident took place on Sunday afternoon at around 2 pm when a huge tree suddenly collapsed on a shop near Khandoba Temple located at Khartan Road in Thane west.

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Upon receiving the information the officials of the Thane Fire Brigade, civic officials and the officials of the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and relief operation.

"Those injured in the incident were immediately rushed to the hospital for urgent medical attention," an official said.

Primary details suggest that the huge tree fell on a shops which sell flowers, injuring people present at the spot, he said.

Those injured in the incident include a 45-year-old woman, two girls aged 16 and 15-year-old and a 75-year-old man, the officials said.

Out of the four injured in the incident, three people have been seriously injured and one have sustained minor injuries. All four are under going treatment at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa. They are all local residents of Khartan Road in Thane, the official said.

He said that the work of removing the fallen tree is under process.

Pre-rain audit of all buildings in Ulhasnagar

Meanwhile, the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) authorities have started a survey of dangerous and dilapidated buildings before monsoon season to avoid any incident which could claim people's lives.

Conventionally, the PWD (Public Works Department) carries out the survey of dangerous buildings, but the Ulhasnagar civic chief has requested a parallel survey so that no building is missed.

UMC authorities will visit buildings to assess them and prepare a report. If found unsafe for habitation, the residents of the structure will be asked to vacate it; if the structure is found to be suitable for habitation after repairs, an order will be given to further pursue the same.

Residents are heartened that the UMC has had the foresight to avoid unforeseen crises and assure the safety of residents, even while being occupied with the election duty. The effort will help mitigate potential disasters and loss of lives.

Aziz Shaikh, UMC Commissioner, has ordered the City Engineer and all Assistant Commissioners to inspect the buildings that seem visibly dangerous or dilapidated and likely to collapse during the monsoons. Following these orders, Jamir Lengarekar, Additional Municipal Commissioner, met with assistant commissioners of all four wards and other senior UMC officials, which included Ganesh Shimpi, Anil Khaturani, Manish Hivre, Dattatray Jadhav, and ward officers and mukadams of all wards.

"They have been ordered to prepare a list of the buildings that seem visibly dangerous but have not yet been declared so," he added, "The ward committees will finish the action before June 2024."