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Amid the heavy rains received by many parts of Maharashtra, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh said that people have been evacuated from low-lying areas and shifted to safer places. He said the entire team has been deployed to keep the situation under control.
"A red alert has been issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) since last night. The primary work since morning was to evacuate people from low-lying areas so that there is no loss of human lives and property. Almost 2,700 people have been shifted to safer places. I want to appeal to people to help us in the rescue operation. I also want to request them not to come out until there is a critical situation to address," said the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner. "There is severe waterlogging in certain areas. We are working to fix the situation. Our entire team has been deployed. The situation till now is under control but nobody should take it lightly," he added. Notably, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning of very heavy rainfall in isolated places on Thursday in areas of Raigad and Ratnagiri until Friday morning. Meanwhile, as per the forecast, areas of Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, and Sindhudurg can expect heavy to very heavy rainfall until Friday morning. Considering the warning issued, all schools and colleges falling under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area have been declared a holiday for Friday. BMC has also appealed to all teachers to inform the concerned guardians and take necessary precautions while leaving the school along with proper coordination at the school level. Additionally, the BMC has also requested all citizens to avoid stepping out if not necessary and has asked them to cooperate. Rainfall recorded during the past 24 hours until 8:30 a.m. today was 44 mm in Mumbai city, 90 mm in the Eastern suburbs, and 89 mm in the Western suburbs. (ANI)
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