more-inParts of Pune city were inundated on Thursday following a major breach in the right wall of the Mutha canal, causing damage to homes situated along the Mutha riverfront area. Rescue teams and Fire department authorities, who rushed to the spot said there was no loss of life and that all people who were in harm’s way had been evacuated. Ms. Tilak however said that the Pune civic body had, in the pas,t warned the Irrigation Department authorities about repairing the canal wall, but the Irrigation authorities allegedly failed to take cognizance of it. The canal wall caved in owing to the tremendous force of the discharge from the Khadakwasla dam. “This incident clearly proves the lack of any frequency audits to check the condition of the canal wall.

Source: The Hindu September 27, 2018 10:52 UTC