More rain in Marathwada likely in next 48 hrs: IMD | Pune News - Times of India
At Ingali village in Hatkanangale tehsil of Kolhapur district, a protective wall of a water well, known as "Sahamot", in front of a mosque collapsed early on Wednesday morning. The road adjacent to the well also caved in, putting the houses and the mosque in the area at risk.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) locations at Chas ARG and Ahilyanagar city recorded 130mm and 70mm rainfall, respectively, in the 24 hours ending 8.30am Wednesday. Rain continued to batter Latur and Jalna districts in Marathwada. Latur received 120mm of rain in the 24 hours ending 8.30am Wednesday. Thirty-five revenue circles reported heavy rainfall of over 65mm during the past 24 hours — ending Wednesday morning.
This included a maximum of 17 circles in Jalna district, followed by five circles each in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Latur districts, four circles in Hingoli and three circles in Nanded.Tin roofs of around 60 homes at Jawkheda village at Bhokardan taluka of Jalna district were blown away by the heavy winds on Tuesday evening. In Latur, a makeshift diversion bridge on Renapur-Ashta road was washed away on Tuesday evening, leading to traffic diversion.
An IMD official said many parts of Marathwada were likely to receive more rainfall for the next 48 hours, with some areas receiving a "yellow" alert with chances of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light to moderate rainfall amid gusty winds.In the Madhya Maharashtra region, Gaganbawada in Kolhapur received 110mm of rain in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, followed by Radhanagari (70mm, also in Kolhapur) and Jat in Sangli district 60mm.
In the coastal Konkan belt, Lanja in Ratnagiri and Vaibhavwadi in Sindhudurg district recorded 110mm and 100mm rain, respectively, while Devgad in Sindhudurg recorded 70mm.In Nashik, intense rainfall disrupted trading activities at Lasalgaon agriculture produce market committee, the country's biggest wholesale onion market, on Wednesday morning. Wholesale onion rates at Lasalgaon saw a 20% increase _ reaching Rs1,375 per quintal from Saturday's Rs1,150 per quintal.
The rain-induced supply shortage contributed to this price surge.The intensity of rain in Kolhapur city and district dropped on Wednesday morning with a few on-and-off spells of showers throughout the day. The water level of the Panchaganga River on Wednesday evening was at 19.6ft at the Rajaram barrage in the Kasba Bawda area of Kolhapur city. The warning level is 39ft and danger mark 43ft. Eleven barrages in Kolhapur district continued to be inundated because of the swollen river.
The district received 20mm of rainfall on Wednesday.Between 8.30am and 8.30pm on Wednesday,Colaba and Santacruz recorded 30mm and 35mm, respectively. Alibag in Raigad district recorded 39mm of rain. Malegaon and Solapur received 19mm each and Nashik 21mm. All prominent cities in the Marathwada region and 10 in the Vidarbha region did not log any rainfall during this period on Wednesday.