Monsoon News HIGHLIGHTS: IMD Issues Red Alert In Palghar As Vaitarna, Tansa Rivers Flow Above Danger Mark
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The movement of vehicles on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway was affected due to heavy rains and rivers in spate in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday, officials said.
Waterlogging was witnessed on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Navsari and other parts of Gujarat, which has slowed the movement of vehicles, Palghar district collector Dr Manik Gursal said.
Small vehicles are not being allowed on the highway, while all motorists are being advised against travelling towards Gujarat till the route is cleared in the neighbouring state, he said.
According to district authorities, Palghar has received an average of 222.31 mm rain in 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Thursday. A maximum of 296.5 mm rainfall was recorded in Mokhada.
The district has received an average of 1,460.9 mm rain so far this season, it was stated. (PTI)
At least 97 people died and four went missing in rain-related incidents amid heavy rainfall across Maharashtra on Thursday. As many as 7963 people were evacuated from rain-hit places.
"We are in touch with the district magistrates of the flood-affected districts. We are keeping an eye on the situation for the next 24 hours. NDRF deployed and IAF kept on alert": Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde
Rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR
Over 3,000 people from 29 villages in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district have been shifted to safety as a precaution due to incessant rainfall in the region, an official said on Thursday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the district for the day, with a forecast of heavy to moderate showers in various parts, he said.
According to the disaster management cell, Godavari, Kaleshwaram and Indravati rivers in the district are flowing above the danger level, while Wainganga, Pranhita and Wardha rivers are inching close to the warning level.
People living near these rivers have been asked to remain alert to the possibility of flooding, it was stated.
People in villages of Aheri and Sironcha talukas who live near rivers are being shifted to safer places on war footing, as 12.47 cusecs of water from Yellampalli dam has been released into Godavari river, the report by disaster cell stated.
Apart from this, more than a dozen routes in the district were blocked due to swelling nullahs and damages to the bridges, it said.
As many as 3,033 people from 29 villages have been shifted to help centres so far, and no rain-related casualties have been reported in the district in the last two days, the report said.
According to the district information office, Gadchiroli district has received an average rainfall of 45.1 mm till 11.45 am on Thursday. The region has received 678.3 mm rain till date from June 1. (PTI)
Heavy rain and flash floods damaged a foot-over bridge in the hilly Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri causing great inconvenience to people of the area.
Amid the ongoing rains tormenting various regions, the water of rivers overflowing, and roads waterlogged in the state of Maharashtra, the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) team rescued 15 people in Bhandara, informed the officials on Thursday. The people were stuck in a temple due to a flood-like situation. "15 people were rescued by the SDRF team in Tumsar in the Bhandara district, today. They were stuck in a temple due to a flood-like situation there," said SDRF officials. Earlier, as the downpour continued and heavy rainfall pounded Mumbai and surrounding areas, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued 10 workers of a private company from Palghar. These workers were trapped in the river near Bahadoli village and were engaged in an infrastructure company.
"On receiving requisition from Tehsildar- Palghar, that 10 workers of GR infrastructure are trapped in Vaitarna river near village Bahadoli, Manor, NDRF team at Palghar moved for a rescue operation. The same team which was engaged in search and rescue at vasai collapsed site reached the incident site at 1900 hrs on 13/7/22. NDRF kept constant vigil throughout the night and applied prudence in using all available resources to rescue trapped persons," said NDRF officials. With arduous efforts, NDRF successfully rescued all 10 trapped workers from the site. Earlier on Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday took note of the situation and said that he had directed the officials to keep emergency services on alert. "I have directed the district officials to keep emergency services on alert, to ensure that no untoward incident occurs and assistance reaches the affected people in time," said Shinde. The Regional Meteorological Center of Mumbai on Wednesday predicted that moderate to heavy rain is likely to occur in the city and suburbs for the next 24 hours. "Moderate to heavy rain in city and suburbs. Possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places. Occasional gusty winds reaching 45-55 kmph very likely," the Regional Meteorological Center of Mumbai said. It further predicted the possibility of very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in isolated places for the next 48 hours. (ANI)
According to inputs, the general commute in Gujarat has been hit by the heavy rains:
- 138 roads closed in the state due to rain
- Route 30 closed in Valsad district
- 23 roads remained closed in Dang district while 16 roads remained closed in Navsari district
- Route 18 closed in Rajkot
- 13 roads remained closed in Surat and 19 in Kutch
Background
India Monsoon News HIGHLIGHTS: While rains bring much-needed respite from summer and heatwave, the monsoon fury has also led to knee-deep water and flooding in parts of India. Follow this live blog to know all the latest updates pertaining to it.
Gujarat
Heavy rains lashed several parts of Gujarat in the last 24 hours and many areas in Navsari went under knee-deep water as some rivers in the district were in spate, officials said on Thursday.
Authorities rescued 45 people stranded in Tapi and Vadodara districts in the early hours of Thursday, a state government release said.
Heavy showers have been lashing many parts of the state since the last four days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains during the day at several places across Gujarat, including north and south parts of the state and the Saurashtra region.
Vansda taluka in south Gujarat's Navsari district received a whopping 394 mm rainfall in the last 24-hour period ending at 8 am of Thursday, a release from the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) said.
Kaprada and Dharampur taluka in Valsad district received 377 mm and 340 mm rains, respectively, during the same time period.
Rajasthan
Heavy rainfall occurred in some parts of Rajasthan with Jhalawar’s Dug area receiving 140 cm rain, officials said on Thursday.
According to the meteorological department, Bungra in Banswara recorded 137 mm rain, while the rainfall gauged in Bagidora, Shergarh, Raipur, Sajjangarh and Sallopat was 98 mm, 93 mm, 91 mm, 80 mm and 79 mm, respectively.
Several other places recorded rainfall below 79 mm during the past 24 hours.
The department has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Barmer, Jalore and Pali districts during the next 24 hours.
Maharashtra
Latur district in Maharashtra received average 56.5 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended 8 am on Wednesday, while its cumulative rainfall recorded so far this monsoon stood at 307.9 mm, officials said.
The tehsil-wise data of the total rainfall this season is as follows: Latur 282.1 mm, Ausa 196.6 mm, Ahmedpur 425.7 mm, Nilanga 210.6 mm, Udgir 399.1 mm, Chakur 370.2 mm, Renapur 298.3 mm, Deoni 301.6 mm, Shirooor-Anantpal 354.0, Jalkot 416.0 mm.
Meanwhile, the district officials have issued warnings to the people in the villages located on the banks of Manjara, Terna and Tawarja rivers to remain alert in view of the heavy rains, the officials said.
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