Authorities successfully evacuated numerous visitors and trekkers who were stranded at Raigad Fort because of heavy rains, officials said on Monday. The fort, located approximately 170 kilometres from Mumbai, has now been restricted to visitors until July 31.

Raigad district, in Maharashtra's Konkan area, has seen heavy rains in the last 24 hours, trapping many people at the historic fort, which was once the capital of Maratha monarch Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, reported PTI.