Pune: Medium rain until heavily hit the city on Friday, making it a day of this rainy season so far.
Shivajinagar recorded 77.2mm rainfall, while Pashan and Lohegaon recorded 63.4mm and 57mm rainfall, starting at 8:30 a.m.
to 17:00 on Friday.
Anupam Kashyapi, Head of the Weather Department of IMD Pune, said, “Mumbai’s weather radar on Friday night showed obscuring Pune with strong Westerlies approaching the city.” Therefore, some intense spells continued on Friday night too, he said.
City streets resemble rivers in several places in Warje, Karvenagar and Mhatre Bridge.
Waterlogging on the road near Bhairoba Nullah triggered a congestion in Fatimanagar.
Traffic also slows down in other parts.
Debit from Khadakwasla swelled the Mutha River and beat the Bhide Bridge.
The situation is better to take PLHAs compared to floods September 25, 2019 because PMC continues the disposal of water from two Lake Katraj.
At least “15 foot free level” will be constantly maintained on the lake, a official said.
Bhairoba Nullah is abundant, but does not flood the nearest house.
Local Canporator, Nanda Lonkar, said, “We regularly clean up Nullah.
People who protect the limit walls are reconstructed.” Poornima Bhattari, a resident, said, “Our basement was colored for two days during the 2019 flood.
This time, there was no such problem .
“PMC has a plan to shift 300 families who live along the banks of the river.
(With input from Prasad Kulkarni, Anjali Jhangiani & Piyush Bhusari)