The NDRF and the SDRF have stepped in to rescue over 300 people from Maharashtra’s Nanded district after torrential rains flooded several parts of the region.
They will conduct a large-scale relief and rescue operation in the area.
The district has been reeling under floods, especially in the Mukhed taluk. About 5-6 villages have been flooded in the area.
At least 8 people have been reported to be dead in all of Maharashtra since the rains began, and 10 are missing. One person died after a wall fell on him in Mumbai.
There is also widespread property damage. Crops over four lakh hectares have been damaged by the floods.
The Harbour Line trains between Kurla and CSMT have been suspended due to heavy waterlogging amid the ongoing rains. Commuters have been stranded on a train on the tracks.
Severe waterlogging has also submerged a railway tunnel that connected 14 villages in Dombivli, cutting off a major route.
The water levels in the Mithi river have been close to danger levels at about 4.7 metres. About 350 citizens from the low-lying areas of Kranti Nagar, Kurla, have been shifted to the Magandas Mathuram Municipal School of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, a temporary shelter due to the rising water levels. The Municipal Corporation has also arranged food for the evacuated people.
Five flights have been diverted from the city, and several have been delayed.
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited regions in Thane and the surrounding areas to take stock of the situation. He also said that he would be overseeing flood operations. The chief minister said that Mumbai recorded nearly 200 mm of rain in just six hours and a total of 300 mm in 24 hours. About 525 pumps, 10 mini pumping stations, and six main pumping stations were used to drain water.
Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prasad Lodha said that "The police, NDRF, and BMC are handling the situation well, and public transport and local trains are still operating despite a red alert. There are 5 teams of NDRF that are also present as a precautionary measure."