Six people died and hundreds have been moved in the last few days, when heavy rains fired several districts of Maharaštra, which caused floods, road blocking and extensive crops, officials said on Tuesday.
Main Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who reviewed the flood situation with the disaster management department, said that another 48 hours would be essential for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts that remain high standby.
The management carefully monitors the situation and ensures the evacuation of citizens from low -laid areas and coordinates rescue operations, said the clerk from the control room for disaster management.
At least six people have died in rain -related incidents in the state in the last few days.
More than 290 people were rescued from the flood villages in Maharashtra’s Nanded District, and the state strength of the reaction to disaster (SDRF) and the army were deployed in the region.
According to meteorologists, torrential rains were lowered by a low -pressure area above the Bengal bay and strengthening the monsoon winds.
“The system activated the riverbed ranging from northern Konan to Kerala. This caused a very difficult to extremely heavy rains over Konan, the central Maharashtra and Ghats, while the rest of the state witnessed mild showers,” Sd Sanap, head of the Indian Meteorological Department, Pune.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts intensive precipitation for conkan, including bombai, and parts of the central Maharashtra for the next two days, while in Marathwad and Vidarbha there was orange alerts, where the intensity of precipitation will be reduced to yellow alerts later this week.
Representative Minister Ajit Pawar said that continuous showers had immersed almost 10 lakh hectares of agricultural land in the state.
The damage assessment will be initiated as soon as the rain retreats, he said.
In Gadchiroli, continuous rain from Monday evening flooded the low -laid area and disrupted connectivity.
After overflowing the Perlkot River, more than 50 villages remain in Bhamragad Taluka, forcing the closure of the Bhamraga-allapalli motorway.
The 19 -year -old youth from the village of Kodpe was swept away when the sweeping stream was crossed, the officials said.
The main rivers in the Washim district are on the fourth day in a row and damage thousands of hectares of kharif crops.
In the Western Maharashtra, the Radhanagari dam in Kolhapur released after a heavy influx into the Bhogavati River 11,500 Cusecs, which caused the Panchgang River this season fifth this season.
According to officials, the highway Kolhapur-Ratnagiri remained closed for several hours due to landslides and disrupted traffic.
A similarly severe discharge from the Chandoli dam increased the water level in the Warna River and were warned downstream in Kolhapur.
The Koyna Dam, the main hydroelectric power plant generating the reservoir, began to drive the release of water into the Koyna River and the capital cities, such as Karad in the Satara district, warned of the possible increase in the water levels of the rivers, officials from the state department of water resources said.
In Konan on Monday, the Raigad district recorded more than 160 mm of precipitation in the corner of Taluka, while the dangerous signs of the Kundalika and Savitri rivers flowed.
The district administration announced a holiday for all schools and universities on Tuesday.
Local officials said the connectivity of roads in Mahad and Nagothane was disrupted due to landslides and floods of village routes.
Since the rains do not show any immediate signs of effort, the state administration referred to citizens to stay inside, unless necessary. The rescue teams SDRF, NDRF and armies were deployed in vulnerable areas.
Officials warned that the water level in rivers across Konan and Vidarbha could continue to rise in the middle of continuous showers.
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