The Tiware dam in Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri district has a storage capacity of 20 lakh cubic metre. It developed a breach late Tuesday night after heavy rains, a district official said. The dam breach caused a flood-like situation in seven downstream villages, with 12 houses being swept away. They claimed to have written to the administration about cracks in the walls of the dam, but no action was taken. Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan said villagers in the vicinity of the Tiware dam had complained of cracks in the dam.

Source: dna July 03, 2019 11:09 UTC