Pune rain Maharashtra experienced heavy rains that also hit Mumbai, which is currently on a yellow alert. Besides Mumbai, there was heavy rainfall in Thane, Palghar, Pune, Kolhapur Districts; Satara Districts; Raigad Districts; Ratnagiri Districts.
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Pune Rain: Prediction by IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted “generally cloudy sky with moderate rain” for Mumbai through Sunday. Pune is under the red alert from IMD as well. The city will witness a lot of rainfall. According to the IMD advisory “wet spells have been forecasted for Pune till 30th July.” The temperatures will mostly range between 23 and 29 degrees Celsius over the next five days.”
Pune Rain Effects on Infrastructure and Traffic
This caused major flooding in Chembur, Mumbai and total chaos on roads at Vile Parle. Andheri Metro was closed after incessant rains stopped traffic.
Landslide debris due to heavy rain has closed off the Raigad-Pune route near Tamhini Ghat.
The city administration in Pune has proclaimed a holiday for universities and schools while businesses are requested to do so as well. In Lavasa three people were trapped by landslide whereas one died and one other got injured beside Adharwadi hamlet by rockslide.
Similarly, IMD has warned that Madhya Maharashtra as well as Konkan region would experience exceptionally high rainfall during this period. “Konkan districts are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places,” said the advisory.“Furthermore districts in Madhya Maharashtra ghat area are expected to get very heavy to extremely heavy rain at isolated locations.”
Pune Rain Shutters opened damn it Khadakwasla Tansa
Two gates of Tansa Dam, which supplies water to Mumbai, were opened due to heavy rainfall received last night. The people of Tansa Dam have been warned to be careful. The maximum capacity of Tansa Dam is 14508 billion liters.
Khada released water from the Khadakwasla dam after continuous rain filled it up on Thursday. On the next day six in the morning Pune government accelerated and released 40,000 cusecs into Mutha River.
Pune Rain Impact on Train Services
Due to heavy rains the Central Railway rescheduled CSMT-Madgaon Tejas Express (Train Number 22119) now departing at 7:30 pm as against its 5.50 pm scheduled departure time.
In Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMT), short terminating trains for Konkan Railway at Thane and Dadar stations are as a result of ongoing platform extension work on platforms numbered 10,11,12 and13.
Sad Occurrence Alongside Pune’s Mutha River
Water discharged out of Khadakwasla dam has caused above danger line flooding of Mutha River in Pune City. Therefore Bhide Bridge was closed down while riverbed road in Deccan area submerged completely.
It is regrettable that on Thursday, at about 3 a.m., three people were electrocuted when they tried to move their food stall near Z Bridge on the Mutha River due to increased water levels. According to Swapnali Joshi, Senior Police Inspector of Deccan Police Station, ‘When the river level in the Mutha rose, it happened while they were moving their food stall.”
This summary provides a complete description of what happened, accentuating primary impacts and local responses across different parts of Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, Eknath Shinde who is a chief minister of Maharashtra argued that if necessary they can be taken by air from pune where heavy rains destroyed some residential areas leading to loss of four lives and floods. Mr. Shinde has informed the district collector in Pune as well as heads of civic bodies in Pimpri Chinchwad which is an independent industrial area around Pune city.
