Pune-Mumbai Expressway Par 32 Ghante Tak Traffic Jam, Propylene Tanker Accident Se Hazaron Vyakti Phanse
Pune/Mumbai: Drone footage ne Budhwar ko Pune-Mumbai Expressway par bhari bheed aur vyavastha ke toot padne ka pata diya, jahan hazaron safar karne walon ne har umar aur samajik star se aaye, 32 ghante se adhik samay tak traffic bandh hone ke baad ek daravna samay bitaya. Ye ghatna ek tanker ke ult jaane ke baad hui, jo adhik jwalansheel propylene le ja raha tha, Mumbai ki taraf jaane wali sadak par Adoshi Tunnel ke nazdeek lagbhag 4:45 baje mangalwar ko ult gaya.
Accident Ka Sthan Aur Pratham Karyavahi
Yeh accident tunnel se 50 metre aage Borghat stretch mein hua, jo Raigad jile ke Khandala ghat hisse mein aata hai. Jald hi, kharab tanker se gas leak hone lagi. Sakht suraksha chintao ne prashasnikon ko Mumbai ki taraf jaane wali aur Pune ki taraf jaane wali sadak par kuchh ghanton ke liye vehicle traffic rokne par majboor kar diya, jisse kayi kilometar tak jam laga aur safar karne wale raat bhar aur Budhwar ke adhikansh samay tak phanse rahe.
"Lagbhag 10:30 baje raat ko hi gas ko kharab tanker se naye tanker mein transfer kiya gaya," highway police ne kaha. "Kharab vehicle ko crane se hataane ke baad, Mumbai ki taraf corridor ko vehicle movement ke liye Thursday ko 1am ke baad phir se khol diya gaya."
Phanse Hue Logon Ki Kathinayian
Phanse hue musafiron mein bacche, budhhe log, aur Mumbai ilaj ke liye ja rahe mareez shamil the. Inmein 57 varsh ki Sunita Patil thi. Unke bete, Aadesh, ne TOI ko bataya, "Mera bhai, Sandesh, do-pahiya vehicle par - expressway par do-pahiya vehicles par rok ke bawjood - Navi Mumbai ke Kharghar se accident site tak lagbhag 1am Budhwar ko pahuncha, kyunki woh traffic mein bina khana ke saat ghante se adhik samay tak phansi thi."
Ek saman kathinai ek Latur niwasi ne bhogti, jo ek cancer mareez ke saath safar kar raha tha. "Main apne dost ko Mumbai ilaj ke liye le ja raha tha aur hamara doctor ke saath 8am ka appointment tha. Sadak bandh hone ke karan hum hospital tak nahin pahunch sake," unhonne kaha.
Jam Ka Aakar Aur Vikalp Marg
Jabki 15-km stretch bilkul jam thi, srot ne bataya ki vyavadhana lagbhag 30 ghante tak 50 km tak phaila hua tha. Vimannagar ke niwasi Wasim Joad ne Urse toll plaza ke nazdeek food mall se U-turn liya, jab unhein Mumbai ki taraf aage bhari bheed ki jaankari mili.
"Main Pune wapas aaya aur Tamhini Ghat ke raste Mumbai gaya. Yatra lambi thi, lekin main manzil tak pahuncha kyunki yeh mahatvapurna tha," unhonne kaha.
Police Ka Bayan Aur Karan
Police ne kaha ki tanker ult gaya kyunki driver Adoshi Tunnel ke nazdeek dhal par speed ko control nahin kar paya. Yeh valve par teen sthanon par kharab hua, jiske baad leakage shuru hui. Yadyapi bachav dal - NDRF, BPCL, rajya disaster management ke adhikariyon aur fire brigade ke adhikariyon - spot par pahunche, leakage ko rok nahin saka. Aakhir mein, ek chemical experts team bulayi gayi.
Ek highway police adhikari ne kaha ki Mumbai ki taraf vehicles ka movement Budhwar ki subah tak bilkul bandh tha, jabki vehicles ko dheere-dheere Pune ki taraf safar karne ki anumati di gayi. Highway superintendent of police (SP) Tanaji Chikhale ne TOI ko bataya ki Pune carriageway side se teen lanes mein se ek lane ko Budhwar ko Mumbai ki taraf jaane wale vehicles ke liye khol diya gaya.
Unhonne kaha, "Humne logo se Mumbai ki yatra ki yojana banane walon se Tamhini Ghat, Malshej Ghat ya Bhimashankar ke raste se vikalp marg apnane ki apeksha ki, jabki bhari vehicles ko lay-bys ya food malls mein leakage neutralise hone tak park karne ka salah diya gaya." Halke vehicles ka movement bhi expressway par Magic Point se Khopoli ke raste divert kiya gaya.
BPCL Par Deri Ke Aarop
Rajya disaster management ke director Bhalchandra Chavan ne kaha ki tanker Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) ka tha aur Kerala ke Kochi se Gujarat ke Dahej ja raha tha. Unhonne kaha ki leakage ko plug karne ke liye apna recovery van deploy karna BPCL ki jimmedari thi, lekin pratikriya agle din subah hi aayi, jisse ek gambhir deri hui.
"Humne BPCL adhikariyon ke saath ek meeting ki aur vyaakhya maangi. Unhonne kaha ki unke system par register nearest company ko pratikriya deni thi, jiske baad Deepak Phenolics Ltd ke experts ki team site par pahunchi. Halanki, team multiple leakages ko safalata se plug nahin kar saki," Chavan ne kaha.
BPCL Ka Mukhtalif Drishtikon
BPCL adhikariyon ne ghatnaon ka mukhtalif vivaran diya. Ek senior BPCL adhikari ne TOI ko bataya ki company apna recovery van turant nahin bhej saki kyunki woh accident ke samay Kochi refinery par stationed tha.
"Expert team tanker mein minor leakages ko rokne mein asafal rahi. Isliye, risk ke badhne ko rokne ke liye gas ko anya tankeron mein de-contain karne ka nirnay liya gaya. Tanker induction se pahle mandatory checks se guzra tha aur gas le jaane ke liye upayukt tha. Leakage accident ke karan hui, kisi spasht design flaw ke karan nahin. Phir bhi, iski jaanch mein jaanch ki jayegi," adhikari ne kaha.
FIR Aur Kanooni Karyavahi
Khopoli police station ke senior inspector Sachin Hire ne kaha, "Agar gas leakage se blast hota, to 2-3km ke liye ek bada disaster hota. Budhwar ki sham ko, gas ko experts ki nigrani mein anya tanker mein transfer kiya gaya aur ult gaye tanker ka cooling process kiya gaya. Phir, ise ek hydraulic crane ka upayog karke tow kiya jayega."
Hire ne joda, "Tanker driver, Uttar Pradesh ke Ratan Singh Uday Narayan (44), ke khilaf FIR darj ki gayi hai, jinko minor chot aayi hai. Unhein BNS aur Motor Vehicles Act ke adhiniyon ke tahat public way par rash aur negligent driving aur anya ke jeevan aur vyaktigat suraksha ko khatre mein daalne ke liye book kiya gaya hai."
Transport Par Prabhav
Expressway ke partial bandh hone ne MSRTC services ko bhi vyavastit kiya, jisse 139 bus trips cancel karne par majboori aayi. MSRTC PRO Abhijeet Bhosale ne kaha ki vibhinn depots se kam se kam 163 buses, khas taur par Western Maharashtra aur Konkan, prabhavit hui.
"Bus services tab normalise hongi jab sthiti sudharegi," unhonne kaha. MSRTC Pune division ke divisional controller Arun Siya ne is mudde ko gambhir kaha. "Mumbai se Pune ki buses bhi prabhavit hui. Humein nahin pata ki sthiti kab tak normal hogi," unhonne Budhwar ki sham ko kaha.
Swargate depot ke senior adhikari Santosh Bogre ne kaha ki buses 9am tak chhodi gayi, isse pahale ki 16 buses jo chali gayi, highway par phans gayi. "Kayi yatriyon ne humein phone karke is ghadbad ki shikayat ki aur isliye humne sthiti normal hone tak sabhi Mumbai operations bandh kar diye," Bogre ne kaha.
Isi tarah, Shivajinagar depot ke ek adhikari ne kaha ki Pune station depot se koi bus Mumbai nahin gayi. "Is depot se lagbhag 25 buses roz Mumbai ke kayi sthanon par jati hai aur sabhi trips cancel kar di gayi hain. Prashasnikon ko kisi bhi madhyam se pahale hi humein soochit karna chahiye tha, jisse samanvayan behtar ho sakta," unhonne ishara kiya.
Private Buses Aur Rail Services Par Prabhav
Pune District Luxury Bus Owners Association ke president Balasaheb Khedekar ne kaha ki Pune se, aur anya sthanon se bhi, Mumbai ja rahi lagbhag 50 private buses phansi hui. "Ek advisory jari ki gayi hai ki koi Tamhini Ghat ka upayog kar sakta hai. Halanki, buses ke liye woh rasta nahin hoga kyunki risk hain aur iske alawa vikalp sadak spast taur par jam hogi," Khedekar ne kaha.
Railway adhikariyon ne bhi kaha ki Pune aur Mumbai ke beech intercity trains par Budhwar ko bhari bheed thi. "Yatriyon ki sankhya samany se adhik thi. Yadyapi humare paas aakde nahin hain, Deccan Queen, Deccan Express, Pragati Express, Intercity Express aur anya sabhi trains par bheed adhik thi," ek adhikari ne kaha.
