<P> The nearest railway station is Patalpani railway station (2 km) on the Mhow - Sanawad metre gauge route . Mhow Cantonment is the nearest town . </P> <P> During monsoon season (July - September), the area is prone to flash floods . On 17 July 2011, heavy rains occurred in the catchment area of the upstream . Over 50 visitors, many of them on a picnic, were sitting near the waterfall at that time . The local villagers warned them about the risk, and asked them to move away from water . Most of the visitors managed to get to safety, but five people did not move away in time . When the water flow started rising, they started to move . However, as they were crossing the stream, they were washed away in a sudden gush of water . Only two of them survived . The bodies of the victims were found over the next week: Chavi Dhoot of 22 years (18 July), Chandrashekhar Rathi of 55 years (19 July) and His daughter Mudita Rathi of 22 years (20 July). A video of the accident went viral . Subsequently, the local administration constructed a bridge and a staircase to avoid similar mishaps . </P>

A family drowned in patalpani indore (m.p.)