KOLHAPUR: The significant rain over the last few times throughout the district and at the catchment regions of the dams has led to the Panchaganga lake to float in the Panchaganga ghat.
The water level of this lake Wednesday was 13 ft in the Rajaram barrage.
From Thursday evening, it had climbed to 31.1 ft — a rise of nearly 18 feet over daily.
It’s to be noticed that the warning level is 39 ft.
In the event the extreme rain persists, then a further gain in the river water level is anticipated.
The power of the rain lashing the district improved Wednesday evening, which was lasted till Thursday noon.
Citizens acquired a small respite from the day, but the rain began again from the day.
At 24 hours, Kolhapur district had obtained 104.3millimeter rain.
The Gaganbawda taluka obtained the maximum (182.7mm), followed closely by Shahuwadi (127mm) along with Radhanagari (119mm).
The Rajaram barrage across the Panchaganga lake was underwater disconnecting the Vadange, Nigwe, Pohale, Bhuye, Bhuyewadi along with Kushire villages in the Kasba Bawda region of town.
Commuters to and from those villages needed to endure a very long route through Shiye village or utilize the Shivaji bridge.
According to the district crisis management officials, 58 barrages at the district were underwater as a result of bloated river waters.
Seven barrages across the Panchaganga lake, four across Bhogawati along with Kumbhi rivers, six across Warna, three more Tulsi and Tamraparni rivers, 10 barrages across Vedganga river, eight across Hiranyakeshi lake, four barrages across Ghatprabha, Dudhganga and Kasari ponds were one of the barrages submerged impacting the traffic movement on either side.
A portion of the bridge above a stream obtained washed off over the extend between Chandre and Majgaon village around the Kolhapur-Gargoti course.
Traffic to the Kolhapur-Gargoti country highway was redirected via the Nidhori course and MSRTC buses to Gargoti out of Kolhapur happen to be redirected via the Kagal-Nidhori route.
Five district paths also have been overrun.