Sharad Pawar writes to CM, demands relief for dam breach victims

He asked Fadnavis to properly rehabilitate the affected families and speedily re-establish basic public amenities there.

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‘There were no leakages earlier. Leakage happened after large number of crabs gathered around dam,’ the Maharashtra minister said earlier.

The death toll climbed to 19 after one more body was recovered during the search operation on Friday.

Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has demanded a judicial probe into the Tiware breach.

The Tiware dam developed a breach on July 3 due to heavy rains whch caused a flood-like situation in seven downstream villages.

NDRF has recovered 18 dead bodies so far from the dam, which breached in Ratnagiri district, creating a flood-like situation downstream.

The district collector was also making arrangements for food and utensils among other things.

Due to the breach in Tiware dam in the Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri, at least 13 persons lost their lives.

Fadnavis said reason for this will be probed and action would be taken against guilty.