2 Killed In Pune Rain….

Pune Receives 3rd Highest October Rain Since 1892!

On Tuesday, Amid incessant rainfall in Maharashtra’s Pune area, Two persons have been repo dead during the heavy rainfall occurrence, and more than 500 people were evacuated from low-lying areas after unprecedented downpour overnight. Said an official. 

According to the statement given by the India Meteorological Department (IMD ) said; The Shivajinagar area recorded 104 mm rainfall in about five hours till 3 am on Tuesday, Magarpatta 116 mm and the Pashan locality 94 mm rainfall during the same period.

As per the IMD, in the last 12 years, this was the fifth instance when Pune city, an education and IT hub, has received more than 100 mm rainfall in a 24-hour period in the month of October.

Waterlogging was witnessed in many areas of the city, including Hadapsar, Market Yard, Sinhagad Road, NIBM Road, B T Kawade Road, Katraj, Deccan, Karve Nagar, Kothrud and Kondhwa.

The district administration said two people died due to rain-related incidents, while more than 500 people (118 families) were evacuated and taken to safety amid heavy showers.

While one Dhananjay Shirwale (24) was found dead near a bridge on the Nira river in Bhor tehsil on Tuesday, another person, Ajay Shinde, (40) drowned in Purandar tehsil. A total of 19 cattle died and 85 'kutcha' houses were damaged in different parts of the district," said the administration.

Also, crops spread across 251 hectares of land were damaged in the downpour, it said.

Many rain related incidents take place where many are trapped under such incidents and happenings.