More than 2,000 people were relocated from inundated areas as the Panchaganga river started flowing above the danger mark in Kolhapur district in western Maharashtra, an official said on Friday.

According to the Kolhapur district administration, the water level of the Panchaganga river at Rajaram Wier was 45.2 feet, well above the danger mark of 43 feet, at Friday noon, reported PTI.