23-07-2025
Two houses partially collapse in Bhandup mudslide; no injuries
Amid heavy rainfall in the city over the past few days, a mudslide occurred at a residential pocket situated along the hilly terrain in Bhandup late Tuesday, leading to the partial collapse of two vacated houses. No injuries were reported, officials said.
According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) S ward office, the incident was reported at 7.32 pm near the Sai Niketan CHS in Bhandup West's Khindipada area.
According to officials, the partially collapses houses situated along the hilly terrain were vacated and no injuries were reported. In a bid to prevent any untoward incident, the civic body vacated at least 3 – 4 nearby houses in the locality.
Bhandup is among several pockets such as Ghatkopar and Vikhroli, which have been identified as landslide-sensitive areas, as per surveys conducted by the Geological Survey of India (GSI). The slopes of these hills have informal settlements inhabited by Lower Income Groups (LIG) and members from marginalised communities.
On May 22 this year, the BMC had appealed to slum dwellers in these areas to relocate to safer locations. Directing residents to exercise precaution, civic officials also issued notices to vacate their homes along the slopes and migrate to safer pockets.
This is the second house collapse incident in the city between Tuesday and Wednesday morning. According to the BMC, at least 11 incidents of tree collapses were also reported in 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday, of which the maximum cases (8) have been recorded in the western suburbs. Seven incidents of short circuit were also reported.
