Pune rains: Army personnel deployed, CM Shinde asks admin to shift residents

Indian Army personnel were deployed at an inundated residential area in Maharashtras Pune amid heavy downpours and water discharge from Khadakwasla dam officials said on Sunday reported the PTIAccording to the PTI in view of the discharge of water from the Khadakwasla Mulshi Pavana and other dams in the Pune region Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde directed authorities to be alert and shift people from dangerous zones to safer places with the assistance of NDRF SDRF and the Army if neededThe India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a warning about heavy rainfall in Pune city and the district region and today heavy downpour is experienced In the wake of the warning the entire administration should be vigilant CM Shinde said in a statementPeople staying in the danger zones near rivers and dams should be shifted to safe places If needed help from NDRF SRF and the Army should be taken and shelter food clothing medicines and health facilities be arranged for the affected people the Chief Ministers Office said as per the PTIMeanwhile the Pune municipal corporation commissioner and the district magistrate have also been instructedFollowing the discharge of water from the Khadakwasla Mulshi Pavana and other dams in the Pune region residents of the possible danger zones and those living in the flood line radius of dams and rivers should be relocated to safe places the chief minister saidCM Shinde directed the administration to make arrangements for the safety of people living in lowlying areas in Pune including Ekta Nagar Dattwadi Patil Estate Yerwada Shivaji Nagar court area Kamgar Putla area Harris Bridge and DapodiOther lowlying areas are Juni Sangvi Kasarwadi Pimpri camp Rawet Balewadi Gaothan Jupiter Hospital area Kapil Malhar region Baner Bawdhan and SangamwadiThe chief minister called for coordination among authorities while relocating people to safe places and providing necessary facilities in the shelter homesCM Shinde said that instructions given by the India Meteorological Department IMD be monitored and conveyed to people in realtimeIndian Army personnel were deployed in Ekta Nagar after excess water was released from the Khadakwasla dam officials saidThe fire brigade department also evacuated some members of the society located in the Ekta Nagar areaFollowing heavy rainfall in the catchment areas in the past fortnight 35000 cusecs cubic feet per second water was discharged from the Khadakwasla dam in Pune district on Sunday officials of the irrigation department saidPune DM has requested for 01 Column of Indian Army for Ekta Nagar be prepositioned at Ekta Nagar as excess water is being released from Khadwasla Dam Army Column is moving out a defence press update said according to the PTIThe Army personnel were deployed at the Dwarka Society on Sinhgad Road Ekta Nagar area where the water accumulatedIn the last two days the ghat section in Pune district received heavy rainfallOn July 25 several residential areas along the Mutha river on Sinhgad Road were marooned when water was discharged from the Khadakwasla dam amid heavy rains in the districtwith PTI inputs