Flood-like situation in Ratnagiri, Raigad due to heavy rainfall

Overnight heavy downpours have caused several rivers in Maharashtras Konkan region to swell and trigger floodlike situations prompting authorities to relocate people in a few towns and villages to safer areas said officials on WednesdayWith more rains expected in coastal Maharashtra in the next couple of days Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar instructed officials to relocate people in several parts of Chiplun town of Ratnagiri district due to the rising level of Vashisthi riverOf the six major rivers in Raigad district Savitri and Patalganaga were flowing above the danger mark said officials The water levels in Kundalika and Amba rivers have reached the alert mark while Gadhi and Ulhas were flowing close to the alert mark in the morning as per the district administrationsDue to torrential showers the water from Patalganga river has entered Aapta and Rasayani In Mahad too water from Savitri has inundated lowlying areasIn Ratnagiri district Jagbudi and Vashisthi have turned ferocious due to heavy rains Vashishti was flowing above the alert mark and waterlogging was reported in some lowlying areas along the river officials saidDeputy CM Pawar held a review meeting here in Mumbai and later discussed the situation with Ratnagiri district collector M Devender Singh Pawar asked Singh to relocate people living near the Vashishti river as a precautionary measureIn Ratnagiri district at least 20 families were shifted to safer locations At Mirjoli Juwad village 65 members of 19 families were evacuated said officials A swollen Vashisthi had caused havoc two years ago killing many people and causing widespread property damageThe civic body and district administration in Khed and Chiplun are keeping a close watch on the situation The civic bodies have kept boats ready to evacuate people if necessary officials saidHeavy rains and rising water levels of rivers have prompted authorities to declare holidays for schools and colleges in Khed and Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district for two days they saidMeanwhile traffic in Parshuram Ghat was normal while landslides were reported in Ambenali and Kumbharli ghats and efforts were on to clear the debris said an official Traffic is being slowly restored in Kumbharli ghat he saidA Konkan railway spokesperson said that the trains on the corridor were running normally as of 11 amThe National Disaster Response Force NDRF said it has deployed 12 teams across Maharashtra 5 teams in Mumbai and one team each in Palghar Raigad Ratnagiri Kolhapur Sangli Nagpur and Thane districtsAn NDRF officer said that they had prepositioned one team each in Chiplun Palghar and Mahad due to a heavy rain alertThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever