Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Gas Pipeline Leak Diverts Traffic on Maharashtra’s Samruddhi Expressway
A gas pipeline near a major highway developed a leak.
It was reported near Takliwadi in Maharashtra on Saturday afternoon.
Officials temporarily stopped traffic on a 24-kilometre part of the expressway.
Drivers going toward Mumbai were sent through the Dhule-Solapur highway.
Drivers going toward Nagpur used the highway in the opposite direction.
GAIL workers closed valves to slowly lower pressure in the pipeline.
Firefighting equipment was kept ready in case it was needed.
Police and district officials watched the area while they worked to restore normal traffic.
A GAIL pipeline leak was reported around 5 p.m. near Takliwadi in Gangapur taluka.
Authorities diverted traffic across a 24-kilometre stretch of the Samruddhi Expressway.
The affected section runs between chainage 447 and 470, from Hadas Pimpalgaon to Maliwada.
Mumbai-bound vehicles were routed via the Dhule-Solapur highway, with the reverse route used for Nagpur-bound traffic.
GAIL experts shut valves on both sides of the pipeline while officials prepared firefighting equipment and monitored the situation.
- Who
- GAIL experts, the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district administration, police and District Collector Vinay Gowda G C responded.
- What
- A GAIL pipeline leak prompted precautionary traffic diversions on the Samruddhi Expressway.
- When
- The leak was reported around 5 p.m. on Saturday; the reports carry August 29 and August 30 datelines.
- Where
- Near Takliwadi in Gangapur taluka, alongside the Samruddhi Expressway in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Authorities diverted traffic as a precaution while GAIL reduced pipeline pressure and officials monitored the situation.
- Affected expressway
- Samruddhi Expressway
- Affected stretch
- 24 kilometres, between chainage 447 and 470
- Location
- Between the Hadas Pimpalgaon and Maliwada interchanges
- Alternative route
- Dhule-Solapur highway
- Mumbai-bound traffic
- Exit at Hadas Pimpalgaon and re-enter at Maliwada
- Nagpur-bound traffic
- Exit at Maliwada and re-enter at Hadas Pimpalgaon
- Pipeline response
- GAIL shut valves on both sides of the affected section to gradually reduce pressure
Sources
Gas pipeline leak triggers traffic diversion on Samruddhi Expressway
Gas Leak On Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway Triggers Traffic Diversion
Gas pipeline leak prompts traffic diversion on Samruddhi Expressway in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
India News Live Updates, 30 August | Gas pipeline leak triggers traffic diversion on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra
Gas pipeline leak triggers traffic diversion on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra