An industrialist took a helicopter to succeed in Pune after being caught for hours in an enormous site visitors jam on the Mumbai–Pune Expressway, the place a whole lot of commuters had been stranded following a gasoline tanker accident.
Taking to X, Dr Sudhir Mehta, chairman of EKA Mobility and Pinnacle Industries, shared aerial visuals of the lengthy queue of automobiles and stated that lakhs of individuals had been caught for hours following the incident. He additionally referred to as for higher emergency planning on the high-speed hall.
“Lacs of persons are caught on the #Mumbai #Pune expressway for the final 18 hours for ‘one gasoline tanker’. For such emergencies we have to plan exits at totally different factors on expressway which could be opened to permit automobiles to return,” he wrote on X.
Suggesting measures to forestall related crises, Mehta added, “Helipads value lower than ₹10 lacs to make and require lower than one acre of open space. These must be necessary at varied factors close to the expressway for emergency evacuation.” He additionally thanked Nitin Welde, an Air Veteran and Guide for Helicopters in Civil Aviation, for serving to him get again to Pune after being caught for 8 hours.
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What triggered the disruption?
Authorities stated the chaos started round 5 pm on Tuesday when a tanker carrying extremely flammable propylene gasoline overturned close to the Adoshi tunnel in Raigad district. The automobile was allegedly travelling at excessive velocity when it misplaced management on a downward slope and toppled.
Quickly after the accident, officers detected a gasoline leak, prompting police to instantly shut site visitors in direction of Mumbai as a precaution. The incident triggered main disruption on each the Mumbai–Pune Expressway and the outdated Mumbai–Pune Freeway (NH-48), with officers limiting motion throughout the affected stretch.
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Commuters stranded in a single day
Visitors congestion stretched past 15 hours, leaving a whole lot of automobiles stranded in a single day. Commuters, together with ladies and kids, had been caught in lengthy queues with out dependable entry to meals, consuming water, or rest room amenities.
Authorities have suggested travellers to keep away from the Lonavala–Khandala ghat part and plan journeys rigorously whereas following site visitors advisories.
