Maharashtra News: On Friday, more than 1000 people were relocated from flood-prone and vulnerable areas to safer locations as Maharashtra‘s continuous downpour continued to cause havoc in many areas, including the state’s capital city Mumbai. In a number of Maharashtra districts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and red alerts. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been stationed in flood-affected districts, and the Maharashtra dispensation, which is led by Eknath Shinde, has encouraged residents not to go outside needlessly.
Amid Heavy Rains, Rivers Overflow in Maharashtra Triggering Waterlogging and Traffic Chaos
Rivers in Maharashtra started overflowing in the midst of a downpour, a civic official reported. The rivers in Ratnagiri’s Vashishti and Jagbudi, as well as Raigad’s Kundalika, Amba, Savitri, and Patalganga, have all gone over the edge. Kolhapur’s Panchganga River is also very close to flooding. Numerous urban locations, notably Sion Circle and the Kurla station of the Harbour line, suffered severe waterlogging. Along with the suspension of the underground system and a delay in the transit of local trains, traffic remained backed up in various areas of the nation’s financial centre.
Transport Disruptions, Evacuations, and Alerts Continue
The Harbour line’s suburban train service between Wadala and Mankhurd has been temporarily suspended. Due to significant waterlogging at Shel Colony, Chembur, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has diverted three bus routes: 355, 357, and 360 via Chembur Naka. Due to the effects of the severe rains, which have caused a flood-like situation in 12 villages, more than 1000 residents of Biloli tehsil, located in Nanded district, Maharashtra, were transferred to safer regions. Due to the likelihood of significant rains in the city and surrounding areas on Friday, the capital city was placed on ‘orange’ alert. Four districts—Thane, Raigad, Pune, and Palghar—have received a “red” alert because they could see up to very severe rainfall through Saturday. Although no districts have been placed on red alert as of yet for Saturday, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune, and Satara are still on ‘orange’ notice. The weather in Mumbai is expected to get better over the following three to four days, according to the weather office’s Thursday forecast.
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