Pune: Some roads in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur, including several state highways, have been closed for traffic because some stretches have been underwater due to continuous rain in the district for the past two days, officials said on Thursday.
In the 24 hours period ended 8 am on Thursday, this West Maharashtra District recorded 93 mm rainfall, they said.
The water level of the Panchganga Kolhapur river which was recorded at Rajaram Weir had crossed the “warning rate”, said Cell Management Disaster District.
“Up to 2 noon, the river water surface was measured at Rajaram Weir near Kolhapur, was 38.10 feet,” said a cell official.
The danger level of Panchganga in Weir is 43 feet, he said, adding that 81 bunds in the district had become underwater after the rain.
“There are three district roads that have seen closure when rainwater has sunk from stretches.
In some rural areas, the bridge has been underwater, because the traffic movement has been closed.
Some of the state highways that experienced the district have also occurred,” he said , Near Jadhavwadi Nile in Shahuwadi Tehsil, Jalan Kolhapur-Ratnagiri was closed for vehicle movements when water came to the road, the official said.
When Bund in Khochi Dudhgaon was submerged, the traffic to Sangli Regency from the route was diverted.
“Vehicle traffic is diverted through an alternative route,” he added.
The catchment area of several dams in the area witnessed heavy rainfall in the last 48 hours, which caused a rise on the surface of this reservoir.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) previously said that it had mobilized nine rescue teams in Maharashtra and two of them had been sent to Kolhapur Regency.
One of them will make rescue or evacuation of prevention in Shirol Tehsil prone to floods, while others will do rescue work in Kolhapur City, saying.
In August 2019, unprecedented rain has brought Havoc in West Maharashtra, especially in Kolhapur and Sangli districts, leaving at least 60 people and causing serious losses to property.
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Kolhapur see continuous rain; Many roads close
