Irshalwadi Landslide: Death Toll, Damage, All That Happened In Raigad

Raigad News: Twelve people died in the massive landslide which occurred around 11 pm on Wednesday at Irshalwadi village in Raigad's Khalapur tehsil. The tehsil is about 80 km from Mumbai. The search operations went on full swing and by 6 pm on Thursday evening, around 98 people out of 178 people were rescued.

इरशाळवाडी वस्तीवर दरड कोसळून झालेल्या दुर्घटनेबद्दल मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde यांनी दुःख व्यक्त केले आहे. या दुर्घटनेतील मृतांना श्रद्धांजली अर्पण केली आहे.
या दुर्घटनेतील मृतांच्या कुटुंबियांना पाच लाखांची मदत देण्यात येणार असून जखमींच्या उपचाराचा खर्च शासन करणार असल्याचे… pic.twitter.com/Qjw8m4NhTq

July 20, 2023

Irshalwadi Landslide: Search Operations

Search and rescue personnel at the site of a massive landslide in Maharashtra's Raigad district were facing hurdles due to the difficult hill terrain of the area where heavy equipment cannot be moved.

As per officials, 75 persons have so far been rescued, many are still feared trapped. Four teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) along with local authorities were engaged in rescue work. The NDRF personnel recovered one body from the landslide spot, while four bodies were recovered by rescue teams earlier.

The NDRF had to call it a day due to continuous heavy rains and threat of landslide. They will resume with search operations on Friday at 5 am.

#रायगड जिल्ह्यातील #खालापूर जवळील #इर्शाळवाडी या दुर्घटनाग्रस्त गावाला भेट देऊन येथील परिस्थितीचा आणि सुरू असलेल्या मदतकार्याचा आढावा घेतला.

या दुर्घटनेत १२ जणांचा मृत्यू झाला आहे. काही ग्रामस्थ भातशेतीच्या कामासाठी इतरत्र गेले असून गावातील काही मुले आश्रमशाळेमध्ये शिक्षण घेत… pic.twitter.com/faoC8wAK7R

July 20, 2023

The Chief Minister informed that some youths have come forward on their own to speed up the relief work under the guidance of the team. Yashwanti hikers of Raigad district, volunteers of Nisarga Group Panvel, villagers of Mauje Chowk and Mauje Varose, government employees of various departments, and more than five hundred laborers working in MIDC have personally participated in this relief work.

#इर्शाळवाडीदुर्घटना
इर्शाळवाडी या दुर्घटनाग्रस्त गावाला भेट देऊन मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde यांनी तेथील परिस्थितीचा आणि सुरू असलेल्या मदतकार्याचा आढावा घेतला. या घटनेत १२ जणांचा मृत्यू झाल्याची माहिती त्यांनी दिली.
काही ग्रामस्थ भातशेतीच्या कामासाठी इतरत्र गेले असून काही… pic.twitter.com/k5KzUFSYi8

July 20, 2023

What did Maharashtra Chief Minister say

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reached the site on Thursday and spoke to personnel engaged in rescue operations. He told the reporters that the village was not in the list of landslide-prone villages but now their priority is to rescue those still trapped beneath the rubble. The CM said that helicopters will be used to send the machinery to the spot for rescue operation.

In a tweet, Shinde said that he has decided to walk to the site himself to speed up the relief work in the landslide accident.

#रायगड जिल्ह्यातील #खालापूर जवळील #इर्शाळवाडी येथे दरड कोसळून झालेल्या दुर्घटनेतील मदतकार्याला वेग देण्यासाठी मी स्वतः घटनास्थळी चालत जाण्याचा निर्णय घेतला आहे.

मी स्थानिक नागरिकांना केलेल्या आवाहनाला प्रतिसाद देऊन #एनडीआरएफ पथकाच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली मदतकार्याला वेग देण्यासाठी… pic.twitter.com/4AUCXf8gIU

July 20, 2023

Lives and livestock

The village has around 50 houses, of which 17 were buried under the landslide. Around 10 containers have also been ordered from Ratnagiri to treat the injured and temporarily resettle the citizens at the base of the fort.

बचाव कार्य करणे व वाचलेल्यांना सुरक्षितस्थळी हलविण्यास प्राधान्य दिले असून त्यादृष्टीने सर्व नियोजन केले आहे. येथील लोकांचे कायमचे पुनर्वसन करण्यासंदर्भात देखील विभागीय आयुक्त व जिल्हाधिकाऱ्यांबरोबर चर्चा केली आहे, असे मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde यांनी सांगितले.#इरशाळगड_दुर्घटना pic.twitter.com/afVSYECE8e

July 20, 2023

Meanwhile, an emergency control room has been set up at Chowk village near the landslide location with the contact number - 8108195554 - for people to reach out for any assistance.

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