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Mumbai: Rs 5-lakh relief for kin of Malad wall collapse victims
On July 2, a boundary wall of BMC’s water reservoir in Malad had collapsed, killing 31 people and injuring over 70. As per BMC records, the kin of 30 dead and 68 injured were eligible for the compensation as on July 16.
Kurar wall collapse: BMC school refuses shelter to some victims, they protest
On July 2, a portion of the BMC’s Malad Hill reservoir’s wall collapsed in Kurar village’s Pimpri Pada and Ambedkar Nagar, leading to a death toll of 31 so far and 132 others injured.
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Malad wall collapse: 50-year-old woman dies, toll climbs to 31
Basanti was swept away by the reservoir water after portions of the Malad reservoir wall collapsed in Kurar village’s Pimpripada and Ambedkar Nagar areas on July 2.
Mumbai wall collapse: ‘HC told state govt in 1997 to relocate Kurar slum dwellers from forest land’, cites report
The report will be submitted to the BMC, advising the latter to find immediate alternative shelter apart from Mahul, and provide medical support in the slum to ensure infections like leptospirosis do not escalate.
Malad wall collapse: Relocate families in Kandivali, not Mahul, suggests NGO
On Monday, as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) initiated the process of allocating alternative housing in Mahul, slum-dwellers in Ambedkar Nagar and Pimpri Pada continued to oppose the decision demanding housing close to their washed away homes.
Malad wall collapse: Body of 22-year-old missing girl found near Versova beach
When the wall collapsed and water flooded their hut, Sunil Sakpal was swept away along with wife Sunita (35) and Sonali, the eldest in amongst three children. Sakpal was rescued by locals and wife Sunita was found a few meters down the slope. Both suffered minor injuries.
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Malad wall collapse: 22-year-old still missing, injured father leaves hospital to look for her
On Sunday, Sunil Sakpal took discharge from Kandivali Shatabdi hospital to look for his daughter. “I don’t know what the fire brigade or the search teams did in the last five days. My daughter was swept away from me when our hut was flooded,” he said.
Malad wall collapse: Affected families may be relocated in Mahul
According to officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), there is no accommodation available in Malad and currently only Mahul has vacant houses.
Mumbai: Demand for FIR against contractor, officials who ‘helped tainted firm bag wall contract’
Following the corporators’ demand, Standing Committee chairman Yashvant Jadhav has ordered the civic body to file an FIR against those responsible for the incident.
Malad: Collapsed wall razed, search operation continues as one still remains missing
With 22-year-old Sonali Sakpal still missing, a JCB machine dug through the vestiges of what was a sprawling slum on the Ambedkar Nagar hillock. It had to be taken away for refueling, a fireman said.
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