Maharashtra floods: Dams about to overflow; over 1.3 lakh people evacuated

The flood situation in Maharashtra is getting worse as all dams of Pune, Satara, Sangli, and Kolhapur are 100 percent full and over one lakh people have been evacuated from all five districts of Pune Division- Solapur, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, and Pune, according to news agency ANI. Riverside villages have been alerted.

All dams of Pune, Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur are 100% full. Riverside villages have been alerted. 6 NDRF units deployed in Kolkhapur, 6 more reaching. 3 NDRF units deployed in Sangli, 3 more reaching. 1 NDRF unit deployed in Satara89 boats are deployed to help the people. https://t.co/cnnz2NoftN

— ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2019

Six National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) units have been deployed in Kolhapur, six more units will be reaching. Three NDRF units have been deployed in Sangli while three more will be reaching. One NDRF unit has been deployed in Satara. 89 boats are deployed to help the people. 132,360 people of 28397 families have been evacuated from all five districts of Pune Division- Solapur, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur and Pune.

Maharashtra: Total 132,360 people of 28397 families have been evacuated from all five districts of Pune Division- Solapur, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur and Pune. Rainfall recorded in Sangli - 213% Satara - 173%Pune - 166%Kolhapur - 116%Solapur - 78% pic.twitter.com/bzjf3cyWo0

— ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2019

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday reviewed the situation via video-conferencing and directed the state officials to do all that they can to help the affected people in flood-hit areas. sought help from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to expedite flood rescue and relief efforts in affected areas.

Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in several states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Karnataka, affecting thousands of people and leaving hundreds stranded. Even though the situation appears to be improving slightly in flood-hit eastern states of Bihar and Assam, it has severely affected the normal life in some areas of Maharashtra.