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Two teenagers drown in Ulhas river while picnicking
Two youths drowned in the Ulhas river near the Vasat dam on Saturday evening. The incident occurred near Shantisagar Resort, where a group of friends had gone for a picnic. While swimming in the river, two of them got swept away.
Published on Mar 24, 2025 08:34 AM IST
Four Class 10 students drown in Ulhas River after Holi festivities
Four Class 10 students drowned in Ulhas River while washing off Holi colors; they misjudged the water depth during a festive outing.
Published on Mar 15, 2025 05:08 AM IST
Anamika Gharat
Elderly woman saved by traffic police
Elderly woman saved from drowning in Ulhas River near Gandhari Bridge, Kalyan West by quick actions of traffic police officers; now out of danger.
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 07:12 AM IST
Anamika Gharat
Teen goes for swim in Ulhas River, drowns
According to the police, the deceased, Sushant Lokhande, resident of Tanaji Nagar, Ulhasnagar Camp No 4, on October 14, had gone to the Ulhas River near Badlapur with his four friends to swim. After some time, Lokhande started losing his breath and was having trouble swimming and started drowning
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 08:04 AM IST
Two relatives drown in Ulhas River; rescue operations on
The victims, Sarfraz Ansari, 28, a driver, and Salman Ansari, 29, a mechanic, were relatives and stayed together near Hindustan Bakery in Shantinagar. According to the police, when one of them started drowning, the other went to save him but both drowned
Updated on Aug 12, 2023 12:40 AM IST
8 passenger jetties to connect Bhayandar and Dombivali
Maharashtra Maritime Board has floated tenders for the construction of eight passenger jetties across Mumbai. The project will cost $13m and will be shared by the Centre and the state governments. The project is part of the Centre?s Sagarmala initiative, under the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The ferry services on this route may commence at the end of 2025, according to a senior MMB official.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
It’s time to stop releasing sewage water into rivers
Thane district public health laboratory has found the water of the Ulhas river to be unpotable, odorous and contaminated with industrial pigments and chemicals like chlorides
Updated on Feb 09, 2020 11:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj R Nair
Kalyan taluka doles out Rs15k, foodgrains for flood-affected
Soon after the flooding, the Kalyan tehsildar initiated a survey of the affected houses across the city and rural parts of Kalyan and Dombivli.
Updated on Aug 15, 2019 03:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kalyan | Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
Form panel to study impact of Ulhas river’s untreated waste on environment: NGT
NGT gave the direction while hearing an execution application filed by environment group Vanashakti.
Updated on Aug 15, 2019 12:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Badri Chatterjee, Mumbai
59 residents airlifted from Ju village in Maharashtra’s Kalyan
A district official said the hamlet, which has a population of 59, mostly tribals, was completely submerged in water on Sunday when Kalyan received 307.6mm rain.
Updated on Aug 05, 2019 12:38 AM IST
Khadavli (Maharashtra) | Priyanka Dhomse
Rain fury in Thane: 2 teens electrocuted, 1 drowns in drain
Between Friday 8am and Saturday 8am, Thane district received around 889mm of rainfall. The district authorities have issued a high alert and have appealed to the residents to remain indoors on Sunday.
Around 40,000 hit by downpour in Badlapur, Mumbai
According to the civic body’s disaster management team, around 300 people were rescued from slum areas and 40 senior citizens were moved from Sahwaas old age home in Rameshwadi to a safe house.
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 06:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Badlapur | Sajana Nambiar
‘Why was Mahalaxmi Express allowed to ply on flooded tracks?’: Activists
Activists said the Railways should have conducted a foot survey of the tracks as per standard safety procedure.
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Toxic foam pollutes Ulhas river at Badlapur
Details shared by Vanashakti and validated by MPCB showed sewage mixed with effluents entering the drinking water zone from a nullah along Badlapur falling under the KBMC’s jurisdiction.
Published on May 02, 2019 02:36 PM IST
Hindusta Times, Mumbai | Badri Chatterjee
Water from Ulhas river not fit for drinking: Lab report
The rivers supply drinking water to more than 30 lakh residents in Ulhasnagar, Thane, Kalyan, Badlapur and Dombivli.
Published on Apr 21, 2019 07:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Badri Chatterjee
Supreme Court pulls up Maharashtra for poor efforts to clean Ulhas river
The SC has asked principal secretary (environment) to come back with the steps the state has taken to comply with previous SC orders on restoring the rivers, by the next hearing on July 17.
Published on Apr 13, 2019 03:36 AM IST
Mumbai | Badri Chatterjee
‘Criminal to dump sewage in drinking water zone of Ulhas river’
A sewage treatment plant (STP) that was supposed to come up along the river, as per Supreme Court order in November 2017, is still under-construction, says Vanashakti
Published on Sep 27, 2018 12:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Badri Chatterjee, Mumbai
84 Thane villages declared to be flood-prone this monsoon
The district disaster management department has geared up to deal with different monsoon-related challenges
MIDC to deal with pollution in Ulhas creek
MIDC plans to increase the capacity of the common effluent treatment plants (CETP) in Dombivli MIDC within a year
Published on Apr 13, 2018 12:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sajana Nambiar, Dombivli