Heavy rainfall lashed parts of Maharashtra, resulting in inundation in parts of several districts including Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Nashik, as monsoon showed signs of revival in the western state.
The financial capital of Mumbai and the North Konkan districts of Palghar, Thane and Raigad - which forms the large Mumbai metropolitan region - too was pounded by rains since the wee hours of Tuesday.
The Chalishgaon tehsil of Jalgaon in North Maharashtra and Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad in Marathwada region too received heavy downpour.
The road traffic on the national highway passing from Aurangabad-Chalisgaon-Dhule came to standstill after Kannad Ghat of Aurangabad witnessed landslides.
Vehicles heading to Gujarat and other destinations on the national highway are being diverted from Kannad-Panpoi-Chapaner-Shiur Bangla-Nandgaon-Chalisgaon.
From Chalisgaon, there are reports of cattle being washed away in floodwaters. “The administration has been mobilised and efforts are under way to provide relief to people,” said Jalgaon guardian minister Gulabrao Patil.
There was waterlogging in Dahanu town of Palghar district and some parts of the adjoining Nashik district.
The weathermen has asked the fishermen of the Maharashtra-Goa belt not to venture into the choppy Arabian Sea.
Similar weather conditions are expected to continue for the next couple of days, according to the IMD’s Mumbai-based Regional Meteorological Centre.
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