Another Major Landslide at Mumbai-Pune Expressway: Reports

Mumbai:  A major landslide occurred at the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday night, according to reports.

The landslide was reported near the Adoshi tunnel, which is situated near Lonavala, according to news agency ANI.

No injuries have been reported.

This is the second time in less than a month that a landslide has occurred on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near the Adoshi tunnel. On July 20, three people were killed after a landslide there.

Continuous rains had loosened the soil and increased the possibility of more landslides, officials had then said.

The Mumbai-Pune expressway, a nearly 100-km-long, six-lane road, was built in 2002. It usually sees high traffic over the weekend, with people travelling from Mumbai to Pune and vice-versa.

The traffic on the expressway was hit in June too, after a landslide near the Khandala tunnel. No casualties were reported.