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Maharashtra: Eight more bodies recovered at Mahad landslide site Maharashtra flood
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Maharashtra: Eight more bodies recovered at Mahad landslide site

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 25 Jul 2021, 08:29 am

Thane/UNI: The Thane TDRF team has so far recovered eight more bodies from under the debris during the massive rescue, relief and search operations at Taliye village of Mahad, following a mega boulder crash there.

On July 22, due to heavy downpour, the village experienced a mega boulder crash, burying many villagers.

Immediately after the incident, Thane Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde accompanied by city Mayor Naresh Mhaske, rushed to the village along with the TDRF team to assist in the search operation.

The TDRF team reached the ill-fated village and carried out the search for the bodies.

Eight bodies were extricated on Saturday, official sources here said.

The deceased were identified as Vignesh Pandey (7 months), Heibath Kondalkar (65),. Ganpat Jadhav (85), Ishant Yadav (10), Karan Yadav (9, both siblings), Lilabai Konalkar (65) and Kisan Malusare (57).

However, one 60 to 85-year-old still remained unidentified.

Shinde, who was overseeing the relief and rescue and search operations at Kondalkarwadi of Taliye village, has asked the teams to speed up the relief work.

So far, a total 52 bodies have been removed, an official release from Shinde's office stated.

The minister took a review of the search operations and also visited the families of those who had lost their family members in the incident and consoled them.

He has also deployed a team of doctors at the crash site to render all possible medical help.

Shinde  has directed the administration to get the bodies identified and to carry out the panchnama at the site itself.

He has also directed the district administration to immediately arrange for temporary rehabilitation of the survivors.

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