Heavy rains lashed Baramati and Indapur tehsils in Pune, resulting in a flood-like scenario in a number of areas which prompted the NDRF to deploy specialised groups on the pressing request of the district collector.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in a number of districts of Maharashtra, together with Pune and Satara, for the following 5 days. The climate workplace additionally issued an ‘orange alert’ for Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra together with Satara and Pune districts. It stated the ‘orange alert’ for Maharashtra’s Raigad is legitimate for Might 25 and 26 solely.
Heavy rains: NDRF groups deployed in Pune
Within the meantime, heavy rains lashed Baramati and Indapur tehsils in Pune, resulting in a flood-like scenario in a number of areas, prompting the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Power (NDRF) to deploy specialised groups on the pressing request of the district collector, officers stated.
Baramati tehsil obtained 83.6 millimetres of rain throughout the day, whereas the determine was 35.7 mm for Indapur, they added.
Pune (Rural) Superintendent of Police Sandip Singh Gill stated a stretch of the Pune-Solapur freeway close to Indapur remained closed for about two hours resulting from waterlogging however site visitors resumed after the water receded.
Rainwater enters houses in 70 villages in Indapur
Rainwater entered a number of houses in 70 villages in Indapur, in addition to 150 houses in Baramati, forcing native authorities to instantly shift residents to security, police and district officers stated.
“In response to an pressing requisition from the district collector, the NDRF deployed two specialised groups to conduct rescue and reduction operations in Baramati and Indapur. In Baramati, 19 houses suffered partial harm. In Katewadi, a household of seven stranded of their waterlogged dwelling was rescued by locals and officers. In Jalochi village, one Rupesh Singh, stranded in a stream after his bike was swept away, was rescued by the fireplace brigade,” an official stated.
In a launch, the NDRF stated, “The deployment was necessitated resulting from a breach in water canals, which resulted in extreme inundation of a number of low-lying residential areas. Rising water ranges in Kara river (Baramati) and Neera river (Indapur) additional exacerbated the chance, triggering pressing evacuation issues. Initially, seven individuals have been reported trapped in Baramati, and two in Indapur.”
“Each NDRF groups have been mobilized from the unit headquarters within the night. They comprise educated personnel, together with divers outfitted with deep diving units, flood water rescue (FWR) gear and medical first response (MFR) tools. The groups have been dispatched to Baramati and Indapur for speedy response. All stranded individuals have been rescued,” it added.
Supriya Sule urges govt to postpone exams on Monday
In a message on X, Baramati Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule requested the state’s greater training ministry to postpone exams of assorted departments scheduled on Monday resulting from heavy rains within the district.
“There was steady rainfall in Pune district and its adjoining areas for the final three to 4 days. This has led to a flood-like scenario in lots of areas. College students might face difficulties who’re showing for the engineering division and different exams to be held tomorrow. I humbly request the Minister of Larger and Technical Training Chandrakantdada Patil that he ought to take into account suspending all of the exams scheduled to be held tomorrow contemplating the curiosity of the scholars,” she stated in her publish.
(With inputs from PTI)