Maharashtra: Four injured after huge tree falls in Thane

Atleast four people were injured after a huge tree fell on them in Thane district of Maharashtra the officials said on SundayAccording 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 westUpon 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 operationThose injured in the incident were immediately rushed to the hospital for urgent medical attention an official saidPrimary details suggest that the huge tree fell on a shops which sell flowers injuring people present at the spot he saidThose injured in the incident include a 45yearold woman two girls aged 16 and 15yearold and a 75yearold man the officials saidOut 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 saidHe said that the work of removing the fallen tree is under processPrerain audit of all buildings in UlhasnagarMeanwhile 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 peoplersquos livesConventionally 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 missedUMC 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 sameResidents 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 livesAziz 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 wardsldquoThey have been ordered to prepare a list of the buildings that seem visibly dangerous but have not yet been declared sordquo he added ldquoThe ward committees will finish the action before June 2024rdquo