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Landslide & road cave-in hold up traffic as Mahabaleshwar gets triple-digit rainfall; Pune Ghat areas on red alert
Kolhapur/PuneNashik: Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide and road cave-in between Mahabaleshwar and Tapola in Satara district on Thursday, with Mahabaleshwar receiving 153mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 10.30am.
Pune district's Ghat areas also experienced intense showers, with Tamhini and Lonavla recording 230mm and 187mm of rainfall, respectively.
The public works department quickly cleared the debris and restored the traffic to Tapola, popularly known as 'Mini Kashmir of Maharashtra'. Satara district disaster management head Devidas Tamhane said, "Satara district is receiving heavy rainfall over the last few days.
On Thursday morning, a landslide occurred near the Chikhali Shade area in the ghat section, due to which a major portion of the road between Mahabaleshwar and Tapola caved in.
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In Nashik, Godavari river swelled for the first time this monsoon after heavy rainfall lashed the city, with 113.1mm of rain recorded in 24 hours. The river's water level rose to waist-high at the iconic 'Dutondya Maruti' idol, submerging small temples at Ramkund and Godaghat.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall for the Ghat section and a yellow alert for Pune city on Friday, coinciding with the annual Sant Tukaram and Sant Dnyaneshwar palkhis' arrival in the city. The palkhi procession to Pandharpur via Pune is a revered annual tradition in Maharashtra, where devotees gather to pay homage to saints like Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj.
Kurvande in Pune's Maval taluka recorded 219mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period, followed by Girivan (160mm), Nimgir (116mm), Bhor (109mm), Malin (69mm) and Talegaon (65.5mm). IMD cited two factors for the increased rainfall. "The two factors are a trough extending from northwest Uttar Pradesh to north Gujarat, influenced by a cyclonic circulation over northeast Rajasthan, and an offshore trough at sea level running along the coast from north Konkan to north Kerala," an official said.
"As a result, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places is very likely over Konkan and Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra. Besides, extremely heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places in north Konkan," the official said.
Kolhapur/PuneNashik: Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide and road cave-in between Mahabaleshwar and Tapola in Satara district on Thursday, with Mahabaleshwar receiving 153mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 10.30am.
Pune district's Ghat areas also experienced intense showers, with Tamhini and Lonavla recording 230mm and 187mm of rainfall, respectively.
The public works department quickly cleared the debris and restored the traffic to Tapola, popularly known as 'Mini Kashmir of Maharashtra'. Satara district disaster management head Devidas Tamhane said, "Satara district is receiving heavy rainfall over the last few days.
On Thursday morning, a landslide occurred near the Chikhali Shade area in the ghat section, due to which a major portion of the road between Mahabaleshwar and Tapola caved in.
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In Nashik, Godavari river swelled for the first time this monsoon after heavy rainfall lashed the city, with 113.1mm of rain recorded in 24 hours. The river's water level rose to waist-high at the iconic 'Dutondya Maruti' idol, submerging small temples at Ramkund and Godaghat.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall for the Ghat section and a yellow alert for Pune city on Friday, coinciding with the annual Sant Tukaram and Sant Dnyaneshwar palkhis' arrival in the city. The palkhi procession to Pandharpur via Pune is a revered annual tradition in Maharashtra, where devotees gather to pay homage to saints like Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj.
Kurvande in Pune's Maval taluka recorded 219mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period, followed by Girivan (160mm), Nimgir (116mm), Bhor (109mm), Malin (69mm) and Talegaon (65.5mm). IMD cited two factors for the increased rainfall. "The two factors are a trough extending from northwest Uttar Pradesh to north Gujarat, influenced by a cyclonic circulation over northeast Rajasthan, and an offshore trough at sea level running along the coast from north Konkan to north Kerala," an official said.
"As a result, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places is very likely over Konkan and Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra. Besides, extremely heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places in north Konkan," the official said.
