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PUNE RAINS NEWS
Why Pune, barely 60 km from the Ghats, receives less rainfall
August 07, 2026 11:42 am
The southwest monsoon hits Maharashtra after travelling across the Arabian Sea—only to encounter the Western Ghats, which act like a giant wall. Here’s how that shapes Pune’s rainfall.
Pune rain: Oil-mud slick on key road causes 25 vehicles to skid; 6 injured
August 04, 2026 11:26 am
Normal traffic resumed in the affected stretch in Pune after the Fire Brigade team launched an emergency clean-up operation.
Monsoon fury subsides: IMD downgrades rain alerts for Pune, Nashik and Satara ghats
July 31, 2026 7:38 pm
With the depression over central India expected to weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area over the next 24 hours, rainfall across the region is likely to ease.
Persistent rain pushes up vegetable prices in Pune; fruit rates largely steady
July 27, 2026 7:43 pm
Explaining the price fluctuations, trader Suyog Zende said many farmers suspend harvesting during heavy rain as excess moisture reduces shelf life and increases the risk of damage during transport.
Pune rain: Khadakwasla dam discharge continues, citizens advised to stay alert
July 24, 2026 3:19 pm
The irrigation department has also started releasing water from the Pavana dam.
Pune dams fill up amid heavy rain, storage nears city’s annual need
July 22, 2026 3:12 pm
The Pune administration has warned citizens against entering the Mutha river downstream of the Khadakwasla dam, citing possible water release as the dam nears full capacity.
Heavy rain continues in Pune as Ghats put on red alert
July 22, 2026 4:40 pm
Shivajinagar, the main observatory, had received 37.5 mm of rain, which is almost double last year's highest single-day July rain.
Maharashtra adds 200 daily Mumbai-Pune bus trips amid train cancellations
July 11, 2026 1:56 pm
Central Railway on Thursday cancelled 30 train services connecting Pune and Mumbai till July 17 following heavy rainfall-triggered landslides at multiple locations on the Lonavala-Karjat section.
Khadakwasla Dam discharge floods Pune housing society parking lots
July 08, 2026 4:07 pm
The irrigation department had issued an alert about the possibility of water release, as there was a high influx into the Khadakwasla dam.
Rain respite in Pune from today: Light to moderate rain forecast
July 08, 2026 1:40 am
In the past decade, it was only in 2024 (394 mm), 2022 (386 mm) and 2019 (369 mm) that Pune's present rainfall readings of a week were exceeded by total rainfall received by it in the entire July.
PUNE RAINS PHOTOS
Roads and train tracks submerged, schools shut as heavy rain batters Mumbai
September 26, 2024 11:44 am
A heavy rainfall alert has been sounded in both Mumbai and Pune on Thursday
Pune flooded after heavy rains: 17 killed, over 10,000 rescued
September 27, 2019 6:52 am
At least 13 people were killed in various incidents of flooding and wall collapse after heavy rains battered Maharashtra's Pune district, officials said on Thursday.
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