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Ghatkopar landslide kills man on his birthday
Viket alias Rahul Yadav (27) died in the Ghatkopar landslide on his birthday. He stepped out of a room briefly to get internet connection when boulders crashed down on him. His brothers,…
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Viket alias Rahul Yadav (27) died in the Ghatkopar landslide on his birthday. He stepped out of a room briefly to get internet connection when boulders crashed down on him. His brothers, who had bought him gifts, ended up arranging his funeral instead of celebrating, his mother told the Times of India.
Residents of Ashok Nagar said the 50-year-old locality has seen landslides before but never such a tragedy. Locals had repeatedly demanded a protective wall around the hillock because rocks frequently fell. A resident said a tree that grew on the rocks fell and triggered the accident. The BMC has offered temporary accommodation to affected families.
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This personal tragedy is heartbreaking, but it fits a pattern: predictable landslides in old hillside colonies met with official inaction until death forces attention. Residents claim they asked for a wall repeatedly. The real test now is whether the BMC builds that wall before the next monsoon, or whether this outcry fades like previous ones.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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