{
  "id": 6230748,
  "title": "Mumbai-Pune Expressway landslide exposed Missing Link’s weakest spot; authorities race to secure it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/mumbai-pune-expressway-landslide-exposed-missing-links-weakest-spot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T04:10:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-pune-expressway-missing-link-landslide-iit-bombay-msrdc-rockfall-protection-10867935/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After a landslide caused the closure of the Mumbai-bound lane on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s ‘Missing Link’, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is taking extensive measures to secure the weakest spot. Engineers from IIT-Bombay recommended the interventions, which are being executed by tunnel contractor Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd. The project aims to protect around 1.38 hectares of hill surface above the tunnel mouths, with nearly 50-60% of the work completed so far. The measures include diverting water channels, removing loose rocks, anchoring vulnerable rock with steel bolts, installing steel mesh, and erecting barriers. These steps are being taken to prevent further rockfalls, especially during heavy rainfall. The interventions were triggered after the July 6 landslide, which damaged the tunnel entrance and created a waterfall over the Mumbai-bound carriageway.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Mumbai-bound lane closed due to landslide on Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s ‘Missing Link’.",
    "IIT-Bombay engineers recommend interventions to secure weakest spot.",
    "Measures include diverting water channels, anchoring rocks, and erecting barriers."
  ],
  "editors_take": "MSRDC's swift response to the landslide plugs a critical vulnerability on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway's Missing Link, bolstering safety ahead of anticipated heavy rainfall.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}