India, May 23 -- A landslide occurred near New Katraj Tunnel on the Pune-Khed Shivapur highway, disrupting vehicular traffic early morning on Thursday. The landslide, which took place after a night of intense rainfall, partially blocked the highway covering nearly half of the road with debris.

According to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) workers on site, the landslide took place around midnight due to the heavy downpour that lashed the region. Cleanup operations began early in the morning, with teams working continuously to clear the debris and restore normal traffic flow.

The incident comes in the wake of two consecutive days of relentless rain battering western Maharashtra. Pune city, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and the surrounding ...