In Gadchiroli district, 40 villages have been affected by floods and torrential rains in Godavari, Vainganga, Indravati and Pranahita rivers. A holiday has been declared in the schools and colleges of the district till Wednesday.
Rain and floods in Maharashtra (Maharashtra Rain and flood) Due to which the situation has become serious. 105 people have died so far due to the heavy rains and floods that have been going on for the past two weeks (Death toll rises to 105) have been Thousands of people have been affected. The situation is said to be extremely critical in three districts of the state. Thousands of hectares of agriculture have been destroyed. of Maharashtra Hundreds of people have been affected by the floods in Wardha, Yavatmal and Gadchiroli districts.
400 people of Nidha village of Hinganghat in Wardha district and four-five surrounding villages have been trapped in the flood in Sangam river. NDRF team is in action and rescue operations are on. Actions are being taken to evacuate the flood-affected people to safer areas. Similarly, the situation in Gadchiroli is also critical. The entire Vidarbha region has received more than 180 percent rainfall this week. Rivers, canals, bridges, roads have come under water.
Maharashtra’s Vidarbha district received 72.7 mm rainfall in July last year, this time Vidarbha recorded 203.2 mm rainfall in a week. Vidarbha received only 127 mm of rainfall till the end of June. It is said to be 41 mm less than the average. But as soon as July started, the rains took a ferocious form. Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Wardha, Chandrapur i.e. everywhere in Vidarbha, the rain has started. 339.2 mm rainfall was recorded from June to July 17, but 482.4 mm rainfall was recorded in the last eight-ten days. This is 42 percent higher than the average.
The death toll rises to 105 due to heavy rains & flood situation in Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/kavFtJWGxw
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Situation very bad in Gadchiroli district, 40 villages affected by flood
40 villages have been affected by floods and torrential rains in Godavari, Vainganga, Indravati and Pranahita rivers in Vidarbha. A holiday has been declared in schools and colleges of Gadchiroli district till Wednesday. Before releasing the water from Godavari, the surrounding people have been informed and they are being shifted to safer places.
It has been raining continuously for four days in Sironcha. Due to release of water from Medigatta Dam, Sironcha is in flood condition. River Godavari and River Indravati are rising above the danger mark. All the gates of Lakshmi Barrage (Medigatta) have been opened and water has been released. So far 10 thousand 606 people have been shifted to safe place in the district. 35 help centers have been started.