Maha cops rescue 116 revelers stranded on hill after heavy rains
IANS
Thane: In a humanitarian gesture, the Navi Mumbai Police and Fire Brigade rushed to the rescue of at least 116 picnickers who were stranded on a hill Sunday following heavy rains that cut off the return route, officials said here.
The revelers, including at least 78 women and five kids had gone for a picnic in Kharghar’s lush green hills streaming with several big and small waterfalls.
According to Kharghar Police Station Senior Police Inspector S. Mali, they managed to wade through a shallow stream in the morning.
However, by afternoon, the shallow stream had swelled into a fast-moving river making it impossible for the picnickers to cross over to go home, he told mediapersons.