The National Disaster Response Force has called off its search-and-rescue operation in Wednesday's landslide in Irshalwadi in Maharashtra's Raigad district, State Minister Uday Samant said on Sunday.
Addressing a press conference, Samant, who is Guardian Minister of Raigad, said the decision was taken in consultation with the district administration and other concerned authorities as well as local residents.
So far, 27 bodies have been recovered while 57 are untraceable, officials said, adding that no body was found from the debris on Sunday.
