MH-RAIN-NASHIK

Rains back in Nashik district after break
    Nashik, Aug 17 (PTI) After a break of few days, rains
returned to the Nashik city and its adjoining areas in North
Maharashtra.
    The Nashik city and almost all the 15 tehsils of the
district experienced good rain since yesterday.
    Rains lashed Igatpuri, Trimbakeshwar, Sinnar and
Dindori tehsils, among others, according to reports reaching
district headquarters here today.
    The irrigation department has released 4,172 cusec of
water from the Darna dam and 1,012 cusec from the Gangapur dam
following heavy downpour in their catchment areas, official
sources said.
    Rainfall figures (in mm) recorded in the last 24-hour
ended at 8 this morning were: Nashik (27.2 mm), Igatpuri (65),
Trimbakeshwar (46), Dindori (14), Peint (101), Niphad (54.2),
Sinnar (26.4), Chandvad (54), Deola (43.4), Nandgaon (60),
Malegaon (64), Yeola (59), Baglan (57), Kalwan (57) and
Surgana (86).
    The district has recorded a total of 814.2 mm of rains
since the beginning of the monsoon this year, said the
sources. PTI COR
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