The Maharashtra government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of the deceased. The government will also bear the medical expenses of the injured.
MUMBAI: 33 people were feared killed and one injured after a private bus plunged into a 500 feet gorge in the mountainous section of Poladpur in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Saturday.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has completed the operation to retrieve bodies from the accident site near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.
The National Disaster Response Force reached the spot at 4 pm to perform rescue operations.Rescue efforts were severely hampered by heavy rains lashing the Western Ghats, besides poor connectivity in the remote hills in the area.
Rescue efforts were severely hampered by heavy rains lashing the Western Ghats, besides poor mobile connectivity in the area.
All the passengers were staff members of the Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (BSKKV) in Dapoli.It fell into a 500-feet deep gorge at Ambenali Ghat near Poladpur town when the driver lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a turn.
The 40 occupants were made up of staff members, PhD students, and two drivers.Sanjay Bhave, a senior agriculture officer of the Vidyapeeth, said, “Every year, our campus organises a study tour.
This time, the staffers along with the PhD students, planned to visit the Rahuri-based Mahatma Phule Agriculture college for the purpose of wheat research.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi were among those who expressed grief at the loss of lives of people in the mishap.
