Maharashtra: Landslide in Thane; no casualty, six houses damaged

The landslide took place in the Indira Nagar locality following which huge stones rolled down a hillock in the area.
Representational Image. (File Photo)
Representational Image. (File Photo)

THANE: At least six houses were damaged after a landslide in Kalwa area here in Maharashtra on Sunday, but no one was injured, a civic official said.

The landslide took place in the Indira Nagar locality following which huge stones rolled down a hillock in the area, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell (RDMC) chief Santosh Kadam said.

Local firemen and a team of the RDMC rushed to the spot.

As a precautionary measure, residents of 20 to 25 houses in the area were shifted to a civic school in Gholai Nagar, the official said.

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