AlibaG: More than 100 villages in Raigad District in Maharashtra face the risk of landslides and during the unprecedented flood last week, the surface of the water rose to 25 feet in several places in the Mahad City, local residents and officials told Wednesday.
Water has risen up to 25 feet in several places in Mahad, a level that is not visible in memory recently, soaking several one-story buildings and land plus the first floor structure, the local residents said.
In the past too, Mahad had seen floods, but the surface of the water never reached over 12 feet, they said.
Heavy rainfall in Mahableshwar (530mm), a hill station in the Satara District, and also at Mahad (383mm) and the City of Poladpur (575) during the 24 hour period last week, causing a great flood in Raigad, which was located in the region of the coastal KONKAN.
Senior residents and traders also blame the new bridge built on Jalan Mumbai-Goa for flooding, saying it blocked the flow of rainwater.
In accordance with the release of the office of the Raigad Nidhi Chaudhary collector, 103 villages faced the risk of landslides in this district.
The big landslide triggered by heavy rain hit Tatiye Village last week, killing 95 people.
In 2005, the scheme of population rehabilitation from villages that were prone to landslides was handed over to the state government, but the project never took off.
In the same year, Indian geological surveys, in a report, identified more than 100 places in Raigad Regency which was in danger of being hit by a landslide, said the release.
Mahad (49), Poladpur (15) and Roha (13) Talukas contributed most of this place, he said.
The Raigad Department’s revenue authority has appointed 83 Talathis (Junior Income Officer) and 24 Registrars to assess the damage caused by flooding and rain so that the affected people can obtain financial assistance so far.
The two high-voltage lines that supplied electricity to the mahad were dropped during the flood and they were restored to the previous position by MSEB engineers and other staff on Tuesday, which led to the resumption of the 80th power supply, he said.
The Mahad City Council has given the amount of Rs 1.50 Crore to clean the mud left by massive floods and removal of debris in Mahad and Polashpur, the broadcast said.