Another major landslide at Mumbai-Pune Expressway, no injuries reported

A major landslide occurred at the Pune-Mumbai expressway late Thursday night. The landslide has been reported near the Adoshi tunnel located near Lonavla. No one has been reported injured till now. 

Adoshi tunnel is the same place in Khopoli where another major landslide claimed three lives in July.

In the wake of casualties due to the recent landslide, MSRDC consulted with technical experts from IIT, Geological Survey of India and Italian engineering firm Maccaferri which has worked in securing Konkan Railway, reports the newspaper. These experts will undertake rock-bolting measures to fix the loose boulders and they will install Maccaferri's hexagonal woven steel mesh to retain them close to the hills. In addition to this, a pre-fabricated tunnel might be installed  to hold the falling rocks.

Landslide on Mumbai-Pune Expressway near the Adoshi tunnel (near Lonavla) last night. pic.twitter.com/YRgstpWa6m

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 7, 2015

Landslide on Mumbai-Pune Expressway near the Adoshi tunnel (near Lonavla) last night. None reported injured. pic.twitter.com/8YvYDpWF9e

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 7, 2015