State doing everything to help flood-hit districts, next two days crucial: Maharashtra CM

Fadnavis took a review of the rain-hit districts. “We have to remain alert for the next two to three days. The state administration is taking all necessary steps to ensure people are relocated safely and provided with basic necessities like food, shelter etc,” Fadnavis said in Chandrapur.

In Beed district, 17 dams have crossed 100 percent mark, and two crossed 90 percent.

Water discharge has started from Majalgaon dam. At Vadnavi taluka, communication with several villages was lost as access roads got flooded. The NDRF and Army have been deployed in Beed. Nearly 48 mandals (revenue circles) received heavy rain. Villages along river banks have been alerted. Sixty persons were relocated. Since September, 2,567 families have been relocated. And ten persons lost their lives due to rain and floods.

In Jalna district, 26 mandals received heavy rain. Out 51 small/medium dams/water structures, 48 were overflowing. As a result, 225 persons were relocated and 52 stranded. Since June, nine persons lost lives.

In Latur district’s Ahmedpur, Niwdi, Udgir, Chakur and Renapur areas, people were shifted to safer places. More than 500 persons were moved to relief camps. Sixty roads and bridges were flooded. However, water gradually receded.

Whereas Nanded in the past two days saw 51 mandals facing flood and rains. Here 67 persons were shifted to safety. In Nanded, 224 persons were moved to relief camp. Sixteen relief camps have been set up.

In Parbhani, 36 villages lost communication with outside world due to floods. A total of 1,386 people were relocated. Since June, six persons lost lives due to rains. A total of 203 houses also collapsed in rains.

In Hingoli district, ten villages became inaccessible following communication breakdown due to flooding. The government has allocated Rs 231 crore for relief compensation. Nearly 13 people died in floods.

At Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, which received 818.5 mm rain, 133 pucca houses and 291 kachcha houses collapsed. Several schools and institutes got flooded leading to relocation of people to alternative places.

In Dharashiv, 3,615 persons were shifted to safer places and 88 houses collapsed. At least six villages got isolated due to floods. With access to village roads flooded, the communication with cities and towns have broken down.