Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday surveyed the current rainfall condition and rescue efforts in eight Marathwada and Solapur districts, and ordered the administration to intensify action at the field level in order to curb the effects of heavy rains. Hammering rains all day on Saturday hit some areas of Marathwada, isolating villages and flooding low-lying bridges and roads in the drought-prone territory. The western Maharashtra state also received heavy rain at Solapur, which caused crop damage and flooding of various regions.
As the dams began to discharge more water, as a result of the frequent heavy rains, Fadnavis urged people to evacuate in advance of those in the areas at risk. According to a statement by the Chief Minister’s Office, he instructed officials to ensure that there were adequate food, drinking water and healthcare facilities at relief camps.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also warned of heavy rainfall in central Maharashtra, Marathwada and Konkan regions until the end of September. In the course of his meetings with district collectors of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Beed, Hingoli, Jalna, Latur, Nanded, Dharashiv, Parbhani and Solapur, Fadnavis emphasised the importance of officials being on the ground to keep a close eye on relief and rescue work.
Considering the reports of fodder shortages in their areas, the Chief Minister ordered fodder to be provided to livestock immediately. He has also looked into the discharge scenario in key dams in the state. In the present scenario, the Jayakwadi project is releasing 1,25,000 cusec of water into the Godavari river, which can flow to 1.5 lakh cusec. The Majalgaon dam is releasing 41,701 cusec of water, as compared to 95,000 cusec previously. The Sina Kolegaon dam is releasing 75,000 cusec of water through heavy rainfall in Dharashiv, Solapur, Ahilyanagar and Beed, and the Ujani dam is releasing 1 lakh cusec of water.
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