With rains lashing several parts of Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday reviewed the flood situation and asked the officials concerned to provide speedy relief to those affected.
Intense monsoon rains wreaked havoc in several states including Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, leaving a few people dead and hundreds stranded. Though the situation improved slightly in flood-hit eastern states of Bihar and Assam.
Normal life in the city of Mumbai came to a standstill due to Mumbai rains for the past two days as the city got battered by heavy rainfall during the weekend. Not just Mumbai but other states including Gujarat, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are also witnessing heavy rains. NDRF teams have been deployed for rescue operations in several districts.
With rains lashing several parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday reviewed the flood situation and asked the officials concerned to provide speedy relief to those affected.
Fadnavis said he has also written to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, requesting him to increase the discharge of water from Almatti dam in the southern state so as to mitigate the flood situation in Sangli district.
The chief minister also suspended his statewide ‘Maha Jandesh Yatra’ on Tuesday. He would hold a review meeting today to work out long-term measures to combat the flood situation.
Here are all the updates of Mumbai rains and conditions prevailing other states where an alert has been issued:
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