Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde held a meeting with all senior officials of the Pune district administration to take stock of the situation after heavy rains lashed the city in the past few days.
Senior police officials also attended the meeting.
CM Shinde visited flood-affected areas of Pune earlier in the day and interacted with the flood-affected people.
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The city has been experiencing persistent heavy rain for the past few days.
The Indian Army carried out relief work in the Ekta Nagar area on Sunday in response to incessant rainfall in Pune and the release of excess water from the Khadakwasla Dam.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in Pune on Monday, predicting “heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in ghat areas. Light to moderate rain in plains”.
The weather department also predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in ghat areas. Light to moderate rainfall in the plains for August 6, while moderate rainfall for August 7.
Earlier on July 25, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visited flood-affected areas in Ekta Nagar and Vitthal Nagar of Pune city to take stock of the situation.
After the visit, Ajit Pawar said, “There was never such an issue of waterlogging or flooding here in these areas but we don’t know why it happened this time. The Revenue Department and the Municipal Corporation will come and do the needful.”
Earlier in July, the District Fire Brigade rescued 70 people who had been stranded in the flood waters in the Nimbjanagar area of the city following heavy downpours. (ANI)
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