What caused the Malin tragedy was callousness of Netas and Babus
August 1, 2014
Hectic building and quarrying, illegally or by illegal permission, has resulted in the catastrophe at Malin, which may not be the last one
Vinita Deshmukh
The killer wet landslide at Malin, which has literally flattened the once-alive village in a few minutes, on Thursday morning, continues to have at least 200 persons trapped under it, with bleak hope of survival. The village, about 110kms from Pune and tucked in the fragile ecological Bhima Shankar area and ensconced in the valley of the Sahyadri Hills, has been the victim of callousness of netas and babus.