Portion of land caves in at Thane construction site after excavation; no injuries reported

A portion of land caved in at a construction site in Thanes Naupada area on Saturday morning following excavation work for a residential building project prompting an emergency response from civic authorities No injuries or casualties were reported in the incidentThe cavein occurred around 830 am at Bhaskar Colony where excavation activities destabilised the adjoining land leaving a tree and a compound wall of a neighbouring property in a hazardous conditionExcavation triggers land caveinAccording to the Thane Municipal Corporations TMC Regional Disaster Management Cell RDMC the incident was caused by excavation work being carried out for an underconstruction buildingThe excavation for a building project caused a section of land to cave in This left a tree and a compound wall in the premises of the adjacent building in an extremely dangerous condition RDMC chief Yasin Tadvi saidThe incident did not result in any injuries but officials immediately initiated precautionary measures to prevent further damageCivic teams rush to the spotFollowing the cavein teams from the RDMC Public Works Department PWD Fire Brigade and the Tree Authority reached the site with utility vehicles and a hydraulic lifterOfficials assessed the stability of the affected area and secured the site to ensure the safety of nearby residents and pedestriansAs the excavation had left a large tree leaning dangerously towards the adjacent property the Tree Authority removed it to eliminate the immediate riskDeveloper begins soil stabilisation workAccording to civic officials the developer has begun immediate soil stabilisation measures to prevent additional caveins and strengthen the excavation siteThe developer has initiated immediate measures to stabilise the soil and prevent further caveins Further necessary action will be taken by the construction and town planning departments Tadvi saidAuthorities are expected to examine whether all prescribed safety measures were followed during the excavation workSeparate wall collapse reported in NaupadaThe latest incident comes a day after a portion of the boundary wall of a dilapidated bungalow collapsed onto a busy road in Thanes Naupada area on Friday morningThe collapse occurred around 930 am but no injuries were reportedDisaster management personnel along with officials from the Public Works Department and the antiencroachment department cleared the debris using a pickup vehicle and a JCB machine to restore normal traffic movementBungalow had already been declared unsafeAccording to the TMC the bungalow had previously been classified as a C1 structure indicating that it was in a dangerous condition unfit for occupation and required immediate demolitionOfficials said the propertys structural vulnerability had already been identified before the boundary wall collapsedWith inputs from PTI