Overview

• The collapse occurred Monday evening on Sinhgad Road as workers laid a pipeline for the River Front Development project under JICA funding
• Teams from the Pune Fire Brigade and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority rescued three labourers and provided oxygen support before hospitalizing them
• One worker died when a mound of soil caved in outside the retaining wall of the Nanded City township
• Pune Municipal Corporation has launched a probe under Additional Municipal Commissioner Prithviraj B P to determine the collapse’s cause and strengthen site safety measures
• Heavy monsoon rains have increased soil instability across regional excavations, prompting officials to monitor forecasts and bolster protections