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The significant landslip that buried the steep tribal settlement of Irshalwadi in the Khalapur tehsil of Maharashtra's Raigad district earlier this week has claimed at least 22 lives. According to reports, there are still about 100 members of the community who have not been located.
The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) began its third day of rescue operations earlier today.
According to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the tribal community is home to 228 people and 48 families.
After around 17 to 18 houses fell, 98 individuals were successfully saved during the rescue operation, according to Shinde Said. He tweeted that efforts are being made to find the remaining 109 of the 228 persons and claimed that Irshalwadi was not included in the Geological Survey of India's (GSI) list of potentially prone sites to fissures.
A significant landslip occurred on Wednesday night in the Irshalwadi, a popular weekend trekking location close to the Irshalgad Fort.
According to sources, the majority of the inhabitants are Thakur Adivasi tribe members who have resided in the area for a long time.
Four NDRF teams have been working on the search attempts since Thursday, according to S B Singh, Commandant of the 5 Battalion, NDRF, and a number of other agencies have joined NDRF in the rescue mission.
Officials involved in the rescue operations claim that the muddy path, the limited pathway leading up to the Irshalwadi hamlet, and the inclement weather all made them proceed more slowly.
