Madhya Maharashtra experienced severe rainfall in the past 24 hours, especially in Nashik and Kolhapur districts. IMD warned of hazards such as reduced visibility and waterlogging PUNE: Madhya Maharashtra experienced some of the heaviest rainfall in India over the past 24 hours, ranking third after Gujarat and east Rajasthan.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the region saw significant precipitation, with several areas recording triple-digit rainfall figures.
Among the areas that received significant rainfall are Surgana (Nashik district) at 240mm, Dhadgaon/Akrani (Nandurbar district) at 190mm, Radhanagari (Kolhapur district) at 160mm, Peth (Nashik district) at 160mm, Mahabaleshwar IMD observatory (Satara district) at 140mm, Lonavala agricultural station (Pune district) at 130mm, Trimbakeshwar (Nashik district) at 120mm, Igatpuri (Nashik district) at 110mm, Taloda (Nandurbar district) at 110mm, and Bhor (Pune district) at 100mm.
S D Sanap, a scientist from IMD Pune, told TOI, “Rain intensity is likely to reduce from Tuesday – from extremely heavy to heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in ghat areas of Pune. Pune city will still get a few spells of light to moderate rainfall on Tuesday.”
Due to the continuous rainfall in recent days, the IMD has issued warnings for potential hazards, including partial reduction in visibility, slippery roads, major traffic disruptions, and moderate waterlogging in low-lying areas and areas adjacent to riverbanks.
The discharge of water from Khadakwasla dam into the Mutha river continued for the third consecutive day on Monday, with the irrigation department keeping the release at 25,091 cusecs. In the 12 hours ending at 6pm on Monday, the catchment areas of four dams in the Khadakwasla circle – Panshet, Varasgaon, Temghar, and Khadakwasla – recorded more than 20mm rainfall each. By Monday evening, the collective stock in the dams was at 27.85 TMC (95.5%).
The IMD reported heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rain at isolated places over Gujarat region, east Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Kutch, and Madhya Maharashtra in the last 24 hours. Heavy to very heavy rain was also recorded at isolated places over west Madhya Pradesh, coastal Karnataka, Konkan and Goa, south interior Karnataka, and Jharkhand. Gujarat and Rajasthan have been the wettest in the recent spell due to a deep depression over east Rajasthan continuing to move slowly west-southwestwards.
Sanap explained, “The recent spells in parts of Maharashtra were a result of strengthening monsoon flow and the low-pressure system’s westnorthwest movement followed by subsequent intensification into a deep depression. Triple-digit rains in ghats are thus a result of these factors.”
There could be a possibility of more rainfall in the coming days, Sanap said. “A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over east central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal on August 29, which could bring some good rainfall again. However, it will depend on the system’s movement. The nature of expected rainfall due to the upcoming system will become clearer in the next few days.”
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