Kolhapur: Panchaganga River on Friday night touched 55.8 inches at Rajaram Barrage, across the highest point of experienced in flooding flooding in 2019.
The level of the river is expected to increase due to continuous rainfall on Saturdays on Saturday.
Pune-Bengaluru National Highway (NH4) stretches now, Sangli Phata, Uchgaon and the cognolo sink under the flood water and some travelers are trapped in the middle of their journey.
The long queue of vehicles can be along the highway.
With Mumbai-Goa Highway has been closed from Thursday and Highway Pune-Bangalore closed on Friday, all traffic movements from Maharashtra to other southern states have been completely affected.
Kiran Bhosle, Police Inspector Assistant with the Shiroli Police Station, said, “One car and ten motorbikes were swept away from the Pune-Bangalore National Highway on Friday night when they tried to risk past the stretch of road flooded from Tawde Phata towards Sangli Pune.
They ignore The closure of the road by administration.
The driver of the car, which was trapped, was saved after three hours while two-wheeled riders were saved after they left their vehicle.
“The Panchganga River has crossed a 49ft hazard in Friday Wee.
The Swollen River brought water to flow into the city of Kolhapur and villages side by side with Prayag Chikhali, Ambewi.
The national disaster response generation team has started rescue operations.
An India Army team is expected to reach Kolhapur on Friday night.
River water levels are expected to increase further because it is likely to open the gate of the Radhanagari dam.
The Radhanagari dam is filled to a height of 344 feet, while the gate is automatically open at 347 feet.
Minister Guardian for Kolhapur Satej Patil, “with the Radhanagari Dam gate which tends to be open on Saturday morning, the flood conditions will be found the worst and can be more dangerous than the 2019 flood.
A team of Indian soldiers is on the way and will reach Kolhapur tonight to rescue and Aid operations in the district.
People are advised not to come to witness flood operations and rescue because rescue vehicles and ambulances are trapped in traffic jams.
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