Gas pipeline leak causes traffic diversion along highway in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Traffic between the Hadas Pimpalgaon and Maliwada areas along the Samruddhi Highway resumed at 4 a.m. on August 30, according to district officials
A gas leak was reported on Saturday, August 29, 2026, near Takliwadi in Gangapur taluka, in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, along the 24-kilometre stretch of the Samruddhi Expressway. Traffic was diverted as a precaution, with the district administration launching precautionary measures and alerting officials of GAIL.
Vehicles on the way to Nagpur were advised to exit at the Maliwada interchange, use the Dhule-Solapur highway, and re-enter the expressway at Hadas Pimpalgaon. Traffic resumed between the Hadas Pimpalgaon and Maliwada areas along Samruddhi Highway at 4 a.m. on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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