Gas Leak On Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway Triggers Traffic Diversion
A gas leak from a GAIL pipeline near the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra has forced authorities to divert traffic as a safety precaution. Officials are working to reduce pressure in the pipeline and restore normal traffic flow as quickly as possible.
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Infrastructure safety and the management of major transport corridors are critical for regional economic stability and public safety.
Traffic on a 24-km stretch of the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district was diverted on Saturday late evening as a precaution, after a gas leak was reported from a GAIL pipeline near Takliwadi in Gangapur taluka, officials said.The leak was reported at around 5 pm near Takliwadi, located alongside the expressway, following which the district administration launched immediate precautionary measures and alerted officials of GAIL, they said.Fire-fighting equipment was also kept ready at the site for precaution, officials said.Traffic between chainage 447 and 470 of the Samruddhi Expressway, covering the stretch between Hadas Pimpalgaon and Maliwada, has been diverted onto the Dhule-Solapur highway, district collector Vinay Gowda G C said through a release.Vehicles travelling towards Mumbai have…
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