BMC identifies 74 vulnerable landslide-prone areas in Mumbai
Hindustan TimesMumbai: Out of 160 landslide-prone areas in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has now identified 74 vulnerable ones, comprising natural hillocks and elevated lands. Fifteen of the 74 high-risk sections are in Ghatkopar alone, followed by nine in Kurla and five in areas like Babulnath, Forjett Hill, Tardeo, Nepeansea Road and the end of Rajabai lane opposite Breach Candy hospital. After a massive landslide killed 151 people in the village of Malin in the Pune district in July 2017, the Geological Survey of India inspected landslide-prone areas and gave its recommendations, said an official from BMC’s disaster management cell. Mhada and the public works department jointly work to comply with the survey findings of GSI, and also make arrangements for people who will be affected.” Landslide-prone areas have been classified into high, medium, and low-risk zones, with estimates of the population affected in each zone.
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