Mumbai: The death toll in areas affected by floods in the country rose to 192 on Monday even when the rainwater receded and two national highway lines Pune-Bengaluru opened after a four-day gap.
Twenty-five people are still reported missing and as many as 3.7 lakh people have been evacuated, most of them from Sangli District.
Rivers Panchganga and Krishna in Maharashtra Barat remain above the danger sign.
Heavy rains mainly in Konkan and West Maharashtra since last Thursday triggered landslides that lead to widespread destruction.
A total of 95 victims came from Raigad.
The IMD estimates it is very possible that KONKAN, Goa and the Ghat area of ​​Maharashtra Central will receive heavy rain for the next three days.
The Chairman of the Minister of Uddhav Thackeray had to cut his air survey about Satara Regency when his helicopter could not land due to poor visibility.
So far, 290 damaged roads in affected areas, traffic closed at 469 roads and 800 flyovers underwater.
A total of 9.5 Lakh consumers did not have electricity for the past two days, which connections have been restored to six Lakh consumers.
Flood water mostly recede in Konkan, but flood water remains high in the Western Maharashtra section.
Rescue operations ended in the village of Taliye who were worst affected in Raigad.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chairperson Minister Ajit Pawar said “human intervention” may not be the factor behind landslides in the state and the state will point to the geologist panel to study the cause.
“Landslides have not occurred in zones that are susceptible to them.
There is no human disorder in these fields,” said Pawar after going around the flood-hit Sangli on the ship for life.
He added that the storage rate of the dam showed that the increase in the height of the Almatti dam did not cause flooding Krishna, color and Panchganga.
“The Koyna Dam accepts the 16.5 TMC inflow, the highest inflow of water in one day.
Navaja received rainfall of up to 32 inches, the highest rainfall reported there.
The rainfall was more than the carrying capacity of the river and the river.
Previously, we suspected That floods are because of man-made things, which clearly doesn’t happen, “he said.
CM held a meeting of compensation to districts affected by floods and end decisions expected at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Senior officials said the state government tended to announce a special package with an increase in the amount of compensation along the lines provided to affected districts during Tauktae Typhoon and even Typhoon Nisarg.
Thackeray also suggested the rehabilitation of villages and settlements in the landslide area, including the naughty taliye village.
He also directed the administration to ensure roads and highways must be restored in priority, in addition to preparing an early flood warning system on seven rivers in the next three months.
(Input from Bhavika Jain, Abhijeet Patil, Rahul Gayakwad, Neha Madahan, Umesh Parida)
MAHA: Flood Toll 192, Conkkan to get more rain in the next 3 days
