Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Villages in Shahapur, Bhiwandi, and Vasai talukas in Thane and Palghar districts of Maharashtra are put on alert in view of the possible discharge of water from the Tansa dam, officials said on Saturday night. India News | Maha: Tansa Dam in Thane District Nearing Overflow; Villages Put on Alert.
Mumbai: On April 8, a sudden leakage in the Tansa river water pipeline was reported around 3.30 pm. The incident caused concern in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's 'East' division and 'G North' division, as it resulted in the disruption of the evening water supply to the Dharavi area.
The collector of Valsad district has slapped the project director of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) with a fine for poor maintenance of roads despite several reminders, but no such action has been taken against NHAI officials in Maharashtra where about 400 road users die each year on a shoddy stretch. The death of industrialist Cyrus Mistry in a crash on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway forced NHAI officials to install warning signs and a crash attenuator near an infamous black spot