Maharashtra: NDRF deploys 16 teams in state to handle evolving rain, flood situation

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has positioned 16 teams in Maharashtra due to the evolving rain and flood situation in the state, ANI reported on Thursday morning. Of these, five teams have been deployed in Mumbai, four teams in Kolhapur, two in Sangli, and one each in Satara, Thane, Palghar, Nagpur and Raigad districts.

A red alert has been issued in several parts of Maharashtra, The Hindu reported. Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Satara, Raigad, Thane and Palghar are likely to receive very heavy rain in isolated places till Thursday evening, according to the India Meteorological Department. Alerts were also sounded in western Maharashtra’s Kolhapur and Sangli districts on Wednesday as levels of Panchganga, Warna and Krishna rivers rose sharply due to incessant rain.

The Colaba observatory in Mumbai recorded the heaviest rain for a single day in August in 46 years on Wednesday, NDTV reported. The IMD said in a tweet on Thursday morning that Colaba recorded 331.8 mm of rain, while Santacruz recorded 162.3 mm.

Mumbai has already recorded 65% of its monthly average rainfall in the first five days of August. “Next 24 hours could see gradual decrease in intensity of rainfall in city,” KS Hosalikar, director general of Meteorology, said.

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