Incessant rains in Marathwada, Maharashtra have disturbed life. Eight people have lost their lives due to continuous rains for the last one week. In this, 3 people have died in Latur district, 1 in Dharashiv, 2 in Beed and 1 in Nanded.

A total of 150 animals died in Marathwada. It has killed 5 in Sambhajinagar district, 15 in Jalna, 6 in Parbhani, 6 in Hingoli, 9 in Nanded, 63 in Beed, 7 in Latur and 21 in Dharashiv district.

A total of 76 places in Marathwada have lost private and public properties. Roads were washed away at 6 places. The bridges were washed away at 5 places. 327 pucca houses fell. 2 schools collapsed. The ponds were broken at 4 places.

Contact with 67 villages lost

A total of 67 villages in Marathwada are still broken. In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, 11 villages in Jalna, 30 in Jalna, 30 in Parbhani and 20 in Latur have lost contact.

The number of people trapped in the flood is 214 at present. Which includes Jalna – 35, Beed – 29 and Dharashiv – 150 citizens.

548 people were taken to safe sites in Marathwada. In which Jalna – 90, Beed – 442 and Dharashiv – 150 people have been evacuated to safe places.

Army contingent deployed

One contingent of army has been deployed in Parbhani, Beed and Dharashiva districts. The army is doing rescue work in Dharashiv district, while the army in Parbhani and Beed will arrive in some time.

The NDRF is also active in these three districts and relief and rescue operations are going on. In Vaghegavhan village of Dharashiv district, 150 people are stranded in floods. The NDRF and the army are constantly trying to take them to a safe place.

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Torrentiial rains over the past two days inundated the area, Lending 12 people stranded on the rooftop of a structurally weak house.

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About 1,200 mandals have been overflowed in this Kharif season. In many mandals, two or two, three-three times overflows have been recorded.

By 17 September, there was a loss of 18 lakh 27 thousand hectares of crop. Whereas from September 18 to Sunday, there has been a loss of crops in an additional 4 lakh 91 thousand hectare area.

So far, Rs 696 crore has been assisted to compensate for the loss of July and August. While proposals have been sent through the Divisional Commissioner for the demand of Rs 721 crore.

Insurance will get help but will not get immediate relief. It has been told that insurance money will be available only after testing of crop harvesting.

What did Devendra Fadnavis say?

After the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that all ministers should visit the affected areas affected by the rain. In the last few days, the state has received large -scale rains. 995.5 mm rainfall has been recorded.

The CM said that orders have been given to do Panchnama of farmers’ loss. 1829 crores have been deposited. 2215 crore will be deposited in the next eight days. The work is not stopped. As soon as the report comes, the work of helping is started. The central government has given us advance help. Center is getting help. Distribution has started.

Devendra Fadnavis said, “The rights to help in unfortunate incidents have been given to the District Magistrate. Orders have been given to provide immediate help. The damage caused by hailstorm and drought is being compensated in every way. ”

Eknath Shinde visited

Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Transport Minister and Palak Minister of Dharashiv district Pratap Sarnaik will visit Dharashiv district tomorrow. Will take stock of the flood situation here. Liberations will be distributed by Shiv Sena to 12,500 families.

Meteorological Alert

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Western Maharashtra, Konkan and North Maharashtra are likely to rain strongly in the next 24 to 48 hours and Yellow alerts have been declared everywhere. Gadchirauli, Washim, Wardha, Chandrapur, Buldhana and Yavatmal of Vidarbha have been expected to have high torrential rains on Tuesday in these six districts.

Mumbai pre-monsoon update: Mumbai, Maharashtra received heavy rainfall on Tuesday (May 20) evening. In many parts, thunderstorms and lightning incidents were recorded along with heavy rains, affecting traffic on the streets of the city. Officials said that pre-monsoon rain has an impact, which was seen more in eastern and western suburbs than Mumbai.

Western suburb Jogeshwari recorded the highest rainfall of 63 mm, while Andheri (Malpa Dongri) received 57 mm and Andheri (East) received 40 mm of rain. In the eastern suburbs, Powai recorded 38 mm in Powai, 29 mm in Bhandup (S Ward Office) and 27 mm in Teeni Pada.

Trees fell somewhere, traffic affected due to water logging
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), light to moderate rains were recorded in the metropolis between 8 pm and 11 pm, with the highest rainfall in the western suburbs. Within 3 hours, an average of 12.86 mm in South Mumbai, 15.65 mm in the eastern suburbs and 26.63 mm in the western suburbs recorded.

Officials said that during this time there was no other major accident other than a tree falling and a short circuit incident. Despite the rains, no major problem of water logging was revealed in the city and suburbs, although traffic had to be stopped due to water filling in the dark subway.

Possibility of heavy rains between 21 and 24 May- Meteorological Department
Passengers also agreed to slow down road traffic, although according to railway officials, local train services remained normal. Some passengers said that local train services were running slightly late.

The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of heavy rains and thunderstorms in Maharashtra between May 21 to 24. The reason for this is the cyclonic circulation system formed near the Karnataka coast in the east-central region of the Arabian Sea.

The Mumbai Regional Meteorological Department issued a press release on Tuesday (May 20) in the evening that it is likely to be a low pressure area in the region around 22 May, which may later move north and may intensify.

Meteorologist Shubhangi Bhuthe said that the impact of this cyclonic system can intensify rain activity in many parts including South Konkan, South-Central Maharashtra and Mumbai. In some places there is a possibility of heavy rain and thunder-glowing with strong winds at a speed of 30-40 km per hour or more.