With the sites of landslides at Mahul and Vikhroli sitting at a higher gradient, civic authorities are struggling to clear the debris since they cannot use earth movers for the job. Instead, they have pressed labourers to clear the rubble. No power on Sunday night and lack of visibility due to heavy rain on Monday further slowed down the work.

Officials said the labourers have been dumping the rubble at one spot at Mahul which will be filled in sacks and brought down. Nineteen people died at this spot. In Vikhroli, where 10 lost their lives, the muck is being cleared without any help from machinery.