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Time of India
21-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Rain in Kolhapur city inundates roads, exposes KMC's lack of preparedness
Kolhapur: Overnight showers in Kolhapur have exposed the civic administration's inadequate monsoon preparedness. The city witnessed widespread disruption, with choked drainages, fallen trees and toppled street light poles. The heavy rainfall also led to two injuries when a tree branch fell on two people at Mirajkar Tikti in Kolhapur city late on Tuesday. Transportation was significantly affected, particularly on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway. The service road between Tawde Hotel and Pulachi Shiroli village experienced severe waterlogging, leading to considerable traffic congestion. Similarly, the underpasses at Uchgaon, Ujlaiwadi, and Nagaon Phata on the national highway's adjacent stretch were also inundated. The Babubhai Parekh Railway underpass was particularly the worst affected with severe waterlogging halting all traffic movement. Meanwhile, due to the rainfall received in the last few days, Rajapur barrage at Shirol was inundated under the floodwaters of the swollen Krishna river. A total of 3,000 cusecs of discharge is currently ongoing from the barrage. For Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued an orange alert for Kolhapur, Satara, and Solapur districts, whereas for Sangli it was a yellow alert. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 수백만 명의 사람들과 함께 Epic Battle에 참여하세요 레이드 섀도우 레전드 Undo Kolhapur city and parts of the district received some intense spells of rain in the noon and evening sessions. The weather remained dark and gloomy throughout the day. In Sangli and Satara, several isolated areas received intense spells of rain. Weather expert Shantanu Patil, while talking to TOI, said, "La Nina has been considerably weak since Jan 2025. El Nino was at a neutral position. Sea surface temperature over the Arabian Sea was high given the normal average. This all indicated a good South West Monsoon 2025 and early monsoon onset. Winds associated with the above combinations helped the ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone) move from the equator towards north at a faster pace. Western disturbances, which we saw over North India till the end of April 2025, helped moisture drag from the Arabian Sea, thus enhancing the onset of the South West Monsoon." He added, "A severe cyclone forming in Arabian Sea will bring heavy rain to coastal Maharashtra and Western Ghats until month's end. While these rains could benefit the farmers, excessive downpours pose a risk to ready-to-harvest crops."
Time of India
27-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Kolhapur to Nagpur flight to operatefrom May 15
Kolhapur: A new flight service connecting Kolhapur to Nagpur will start from May 15, running five days a week. Star Airways will provide an aircraft equipped with 12 business class and 64 economy class seats. Rajya Sabha MP Dhananjay Mahadik made the announcement, stating that the development will boost Kolhapur's industry, trade, and tourism. The Kolhapur-Nagpur-Kolhapur flight will operate on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It will depart from Nagpur at 10am and arrive in Kolhapur at 11:30am. The return flight will take off from Kolhapur at 12:00pm and reach Nagpur at 1:30pm. "We are pursuing the expansion of Kolhapur Airport at local and central levels. The runway extension, night landing facilities, modern fire-fighting vehicles, and a new terminal building are part of the accomplished projects. We will get more service providers on board to start the service connecting Kolhapur to other cities," said the MP. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join the pirate crew Sea of Conquest Play Game Undo The service provider will run the air service between Kolhapur and Nagpur until October 25 and will continue depending on passenger demand. The travel time between Nagpur and Kolhapur by road is 16 hours, which will be reduced to 90 minutes. Shantanu Patil, an aviation enthusiast, said, "This is peak tourism time now. Many flock to Vidarbha for jungle safaris, such as Tadoba. Also, further north, tourists can visit Pench and Kanha national parks. Additionally, Nagpur residents can throng to Kolhapur to get Mahalaxmi's darshan and visit many other historical places." Kolhapur is connected to Mumbai, Tirupati, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru as of now. Around 450 passengers travel from the airport, which witnesses eight flight movements daily. At Kolhapur Airport, for emergency rescue services and fire mitigation, a Mobile Command Post has been brought into the fleet.
