Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Durgadi Fort Wall Collapses After Heavy Rain, Raising Concerns
Imagine a castle wall, like the one around Durgadi Fort, that was just built.
Suddenly, it rained really hard, and part of the new wall fell down!
People are upset because the wall cost a lot of money and it's an important historical place.
The local leaders are asking why the wall broke, suspecting the builders didn't do a good job.
The builder says the ground on top wasn't finished, and the rain made it collapse.
Now, they plan to rebuild it.
A section of Durgadi Fort's newly built security wall collapsed after heavy rain.
The wall was constructed by the Archaeology and Museum Department of Maharashtra for Rs 3.5 crore.
Local MLA Vishwanath Bhoir has demanded action against the contractor due to the collapse.
The contractor, Jitesh Patel, stated that unfinished filling work and early rains contributed to the collapse.
The contractor plans to rebuild the wall with added safety measures.
- Who
- The security wall, constructed by the Archaeology and Museum Department, collapsed.
- What
- A large portion of the newly built security wall of Durgadi Fort collapsed.
- When
- Wednesday morning, after a heavy rain.
- Where
- Kalyan's Durgadi Fort, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The contractor stated that unfinished filling work and early rains contributed to the collapse.
- Location
- Durgadi Fort, Kalyan
- Wall Cost
- Rs 3.5 crore
- Construction Department
- Archaeology and Museum Department of Maharashtra
- Incident
- Collapse of newly built security wall
- Local MLA
- Vishwanath Bhoir
- Contractor
- Jitesh Patel