Raigad and other nearby regions have been receiving incessant rainfall leading to increase in water level from the past few days

The incident took place in Poladpur Taluka and happened when the victim, along with his friends went to urinate in the river

In order to get more details about their population and habitat, NGO Organisation for Wild Life Studies (OWLS) will be starting the crocodilian survey of riverine system

Over 12 days after the Mahad tragedy, rescue teams recovered the wreckage of an SUV and a state transport bus, which were washed away in the turbulent Savitri river, after the British-era bridge collapsed

On the 11th day of search operations, Navy divers found the wreckage of an SUV, with two bodies feared to be trapped inside, in Savitri river near Mahad where a British-era bridge had collapsed

After scouting the spot for 2 days, the Navy team located the bus 150 m from the bridge; no bodies were found inside

Indian Navy divers have found wreckage of the two ill-fated State Transport buses which were washed away on August 3 when a bridge on raging Savitri river in Mahad collapsed due to floods, an official said here on Thursday

Maharashtra government said the ill-fated British era bridge on Savitri river at Mahad, which collapsed claiming over 20 lives, was supposed to be dismantled last December

The team of seven specialists was called in because they have had past success in the Savitri river, but even they were beaten by the force of the currents

Maharashtra government today ruled out the possibility that the Mahad bridge collapse incident, which has claimed several lives, was the fallout of sand mining in the Savitri river

Savitri River

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Mumbai bank staffer drowns while urinating in river in Raigad

NGO to survey crocodiles in River Savitri

Mahad tragedy: SUV, bus found

Mahad tragedy: Missing SUV found, 2 bodies feared stuck inside

Mahad tragedy: 9 days on, one ST bus fished out of river

Mahad tragedy: Wreckage of ill-fated ST buses found

Ill-fated Mahad bridge was to be dismantled in December: Government

Mahad tragedy: Mumbai divers called to fish out vehicles, but come up empty-handed

Sand mining not behind Mahad bridge collapse: Maha minister

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