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  "type": "article",
  "title": "Landslides Cut Off Mumbai and Pune as Rains Force University Exams to Be Postponed",
  "summary": "Heavy rain and landslides have shut the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, highway and train services, forced Mumbai University to postpone its exams, and killed 6 people in a building collapse in Mankhurd.",
  "content": "Relentless rain and a string of landslides have brought life to a halt across Mumbai, Pune and the surrounding region, cutting off road and rail links between the two cities. Authorities have asked people not to travel between Pune and Mumbai until conditions improve, Mumbai University has postponed all its examinations scheduled for the day, and a building collapse in the Mankhurd area of Mumbai has claimed 6 lives.\n\nMumbai University exams postponed\nWith more heavy rain expected, Mumbai University decided to cancel every examination scheduled for 6 July, the day this disruption unfolded. The papers due today included LLM, MSc and M.Com examinations. The university has said a new date will be announced soon so that students are not left in the dark for long.\n\n \n\nPune-Mumbai Expressway and the old highway come to a standstill\nContinuous rainfall and the landslides it triggered have badly hit both the Pune-Mumbai Expressway and the older Mumbai-Pune highway. The situation deteriorated to the point where traffic in both directions, Pune to Mumbai and Mumbai to Pune, was halted entirely until further notice. Authorities have directly appealed to citizens to avoid planning any travel between Pune and Mumbai for now.\n\nA landslide near the exit of Tunnel No. 2 on the Missing Link stretch between Khopoli and Kusgaon forced traffic on the Pune-to-Mumbai lane to be diverted onto another route. Separately, a concrete pillar collapsed between the expressway's Connecting Link and Missing Link sections, blocking that stretch completely. Near the Khandala exit, another major landslide occurred, forcing the Mumbai-bound lane to be shut entirely; early reports suggest no casualties from this incident, and work to reopen the road is underway on a war footing.\n\nFlood-like conditions have also developed on parts of the Tamhini Ghat and Mawal areas, affecting even the alternate routes that commuters use between Pune and Mumbai. Kolhapur Range IGP Ranjan Kumar Sharma has appealed to citizens to defer any travel between the two cities. Heavy waterlogging has also been reported in the Paud Road area of Pune because of the continuing rain.\n\nLandslides in the Bhor Ghat section halt train services\nRail traffic has taken as hard a hit as the roads. Central Railway said that after landslides at multiple spots in the Bhor Ghat section, train services between Mumbai and Pune have been suspended entirely as a precaution until further notice. A landslide has also occurred at Tunnel No. 40, also known as BB EMD, on the Mumbai-Pune railway line. Railway authorities are working to clear the debris, with the entire machinery mobilised to restore the route as quickly as possible.\n\n \nA landslide in the Karjat-Lonavala Ghat section forced Central Railway to cancel several trains, while some others were diverted to alternate routes. The railway has urged passengers to check the latest status of their trains before setting out.\n\nTrack ballast washed away between Karjat and Khopoli\nHeavy rain and the resulting rush of water washed away the ballast beneath the tracks between Karjat and Khopoli, forcing train services on that stretch to be suspended too. Alert railway staff spotted the fault in time, and resources are now being mobilised to restore services on this section.\n\nRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw personally reviewed the situation caused by the heavy landslides and rockfall on tracks in the Mumbai-Pune ghat section. He said the restoration team is fully prepared, even though heavy rain is expected again today. He added that he has asked officials of both Western Railway and Central Railway to work together as one team so that all train services can be restored at the earliest.\n\nDespite all this disruption, local trains on all four Central Railway corridors continued to run normally. Trains on the main line were running 6 to 8 minutes behind schedule, while the Harbour Line saw a delay of about 4 minutes. The Trans-Harbour and Uran-Belapur lines, however, were running on time.\n\n \n\nBuilding collapse in Mankhurd kills 6\nLate last night, a three-storey building came crashing down on Lane No. 5 of Janata Nagar in Mumbai's Mankhurd area. The collapse killed 6 people. Authorities are continuing efforts to clear the debris at the site.\n\nMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed deep grief over the deaths and paid tribute to the victims. He said the government stands with the grieving families in this difficult time, and announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin of each person who died.\n\nMumbai's 125-year-old dabbawala service also shuts down today\nMumbai's iconic dabbawala service will remain completely suspended today, 6 July. Uddhav Muke, president of the dabbawala organisation, said heavy rain in the Virar-Vasai belt has flooded the homes of several dabbawalas, and waterlogging has also been reported at multiple railway stations. Several trains on Western Railway were running late as well, which threatened to disrupt the service further.\n\nMuke said the safety of the dabbawalas matters more than preserving an unbroken 125-year-old tradition, and the organisation has therefore decided to suspend the service entirely today as a precaution. It has apologised to customers for the inconvenience this will cause.\n\nLandslide in Paatan village traps a family\nIn the early hours of Monday, a landslide struck a house in Paatan, a small and remote village in Pune's Maval taluka, located near Lohagad Fort. Initial information suggests the entire family living in that house may be trapped under the debris. Local authorities launched a rescue operation immediately.\n\nGiven the seriousness of the incident, help was sought from the NDRF's 5th Battalion based in Pune. A 30-member team, comprising 1 officer, 2 senior officers and 27 personnel, led by Inspector Ravinder and supervised by Assistant Commandant Chandraketu Sharma, left for the site at 5:50 am carrying the necessary disaster-management equipment. According to the Pune District Information Office, the rescue operation is still underway, and no casualties have been officially confirmed so far.\n\nHigh tide warning and a fallen hoarding\nA high tide warning has been issued for the sea off Mumbai at 3:50 pm today, with waves expected to rise to nearly 12 feet. People have been urged to stay away from the shoreline during this period.\n\nSeparately, in Thane, a large iron hoarding collapsed onto the road in front of the Subhash Nagar bus stop near Pokhran No. 2 amid heavy rain and strong winds. Fortunately, there were no reports of any casualties in this incident.\n\nSchools and colleges shut, administration on alert\nGiven the heavy rain, schools and colleges in Mira-Bhayandar, adjoining Mumbai, have declared a holiday today. In Raigad district too, some areas have announced holidays while others have shifted to online classes depending on local conditions.\n\nThe administration is monitoring the situation continuously and has repeated its appeal that people step out or travel only when absolutely necessary.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• Across India: Students due to sit Mumbai University's LLM, MSc or M.Com exams today will now have to wait for a new date to be announced.\n• In Mumbai and Pune: Anyone with travel planned between the two cities should postpone it or check the latest status first, since the expressway, highway and train services are all disrupted.\n• In Mumbai: Waves of nearly 12 feet are expected during today's afternoon high tide, so avoid the shoreline at that time.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Which Mumbai University exams have been cancelled?\nThe LLM, MSc and M.Com examinations scheduled for 6 July have been cancelled.\n\n2. When will a new exam date be announced?\nThe university has said a new date will be announced soon.\n\n3. Why has travel between Mumbai and Pune been stopped?\nLandslides in the Bhor Ghat section and on the expressway have forced both train and road traffic in both directions to be halted.\n\n4. How many people died in the Mankhurd building collapse?\n6 people died when a three-storey building collapsed in Janata Nagar, Mankhurd.\n\n5. What assistance has the Chief Minister announced for the victims' families?\nChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin of each person who died.\n\n6. Why is the dabbawala service suspended today?\nHeavy rain in the Virar-Vasai belt flooded dabbawalas' homes and several railway stations, so the service was suspended as a safety precaution.\n\n7. What happened in Paatan village?\nA landslide hit a house in Paatan village in Pune's Maval taluka, and an entire family is feared trapped; the NDRF is running a rescue operation.\n\n8. When is the high tide expected in Mumbai?\nA high tide warning has been issued for 3:50 pm today, with waves expected to reach nearly 12 feet.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/maharashtra/mumbai-aura-pune-ke-bicha-thama-saphara-bhuskhalana-se-patariyan-aura-haive-bnda-yunivarsiti-parikshaen-talin-5115",
  "category": "Maharashtra",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-06",
  "tags": [
    "Mumbai Rain",
    "Pune Landslide",
    "Mumbai University Exam",
    "Mumbai Pune Expressway",
    "Mankhurd Building Collapse",
    "Dabbawala Service"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
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