Pune rain

"As heavy rainfall is predicted by the weather department, a holiday has been declared on Thursday (July 14) for all civic-run, private, aided and non-aided primary, secondary and higher secondary schools in Pune municipal limits," said a release from the municipal corporation's education department.

Oct 18, 2022, 09:17AM IST Source: TOI.in Heavy rains lashed several areas in Pune on October 17 with the Shivaji Nagar area receiving around 81 mm of rainfall in just a couple of hours, as per the meteorological department. Several areas including Hadapsar, Market Yard, Sinhgad Road, NIBM, B T Kawade Road, and Katraj; witnessed waterlogging and flooding. The unprecedented rainfall in the city can be attributed to delay in withdrawal of southwest monsoon, which is yet to cease. Hence, the city is likely to continue to experience rain.

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By India Today News Desk: Evacuation efforts in Gujarat's coastal districts are underway as Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall near the Jakhau port in the Kutch district on Thursday afternoon. It will be the third cyclone to make landfall in Gujarat in June since 1965. Around 21,000 people from different coastal districts of Gujarat have been shifted to temporary shelters as a precaution, an official said on Tuesday, as per news agency PTI. WHEN WILL CYCLONE BIPARJOY MAKE LANDFALL? The cyclone which had intensified into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' will make landfall near Jakhau port on Thursday (June 15) afternoon, with maximum wind speeds reaching up to 150 kilometres per hour (kmph), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). ALSO READ | WHICH AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED? ALSO READ | Apart from Gujarat, preparations have been made in Mumbai as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed two additional teams to the city as a precautionary measure. NDRF teams have been stationed in the Andheri and Kanjurmarg areas in the western and eastern suburbs, respectively. (With input from PTI)

Daily Mumbai Live Updates Maharashtra News: Three dead, two injured in accident on Mumbai-Pune expressway Three people died and two were injured when an oil tanker caught fire after it met with an accident on the Lonavala overbridge on the Mumbai-Pune expressway; traffic movement disrupted with only one side of the highway being in use, say Pune Rural police (ANI). Stay with TOI for all updates Read Less The Maharashtra agriculture department has banned the sale of pesticides and fertilisers worth Rs 18.82 crore in Akola district after an inspection showed that they did not meet quality standards, officials said.To ensure the supply of good quality inputs to farmers ahead of the Kharif season, the department collected samples of pesticides and fertilisers from 63 godowns.Of these, the samples of 36 companies had various deficiencies, the department said in a release on Monday.The department then banned the sale of these companies' stocks, worth about Rs 18.82 crore, lying in the godowns, it said. The Maharashtra agriculture department has banned the sale of pesticides and fertilisers worth Rs 18.82 crore in Akola district after an inspection showed that they did not meet quality standards, officials said.To ensure the supply of good quality inputs to farmers ahead of the Kharif season, the department collected samples of pesticides and fertilisers from 63 godowns.Of these, the samples of 36 companies had various deficiencies, the department said in a release on Monday.The ...

Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) assertion that it is prepared to cope with possible heavy rainfall unlike the last year’s waterlogging and monsoon-related mishaps seems to be unconvincing during a visit to ground zero. Pramod Devikar shows a nullah in bad condition at Ramwadi in Pune on Wednesday. (SHANKAR NARAYAN/ HT) Hindustan Times conducted monsoon audit with residents and citizen activists and found that while the overall preparation has been better than previous year, some nullahs were not cleaned properly and work was carried out haphazardly. With the arrival of monsoon less than a week away, the road digging work has missed the deadline by over a fortnight, and where work has been done, it is of inferior quality. Residents said that the rain preparedness works carried out by PMC is better than last year, but the civic body is not fully prepared to handle possible heavy rains. Pramod Devkar, resident of Ramwadi on Ahmednagar Road, said, “The civic administration’s claim of having cleaned all nullahs it is not true. The drain passing through Ramwadi area is still filled with dirt. During heavy rainfall, water overflows into nearby areas, posing a significant danger. The nullah is located just a stone’s throw from the Ahmednagar Road-Vadgaonsheri ward office.” PMC officials on Wednesday said that it has completed pre-monsoon works mainly pertaining to nullah cleaning, yet residents continued to register complaints demanding clearing of nullahs and stormwa...

PUNE: For the first time in the season, the city and district, which includes 13 tehsils, have recorded surplus rainfall than the normal range following continuous rainfall over the last one week, said officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday. The city's Shivajinagar observatory, which covers the core areas of the city, has recorded 260 mm of rainfall to date in this season against its normal range of 231.3 mm. Pune: Section 144 imposed at trekking routes, forts in district till July 17 amid IMD's heavy rainfall warning Pune forest division had earlier written to the district collector seeking a temporary ban on trekking activity at these places in view of the continuing rains and to prevent incidents of trekkers losing their way or any accident. Pune: Mutha swells after water release from Khadakwasla The Mutha river, which flows through the city up to the confluence point at Sangam bridge, swelled on Tuesday following water release from the Khadakwasla dam that reached its maximum capacity of 1.97 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) amid heavy downpour in the catchment areas.Similarly, the rural areas also recorded 450 mm of rainfall against its 313.9 mm. "The Shivajinagar and district overall have recorded 13% and 43% excess rainfall than the normal range, respectively. It is mainly due to the rainfall the city received in the last few days," said a senior met official. Interestingly, the season's rainfall in the city till July 12 was 211.7 mm,...

TNN / Jun 05, 2023, 05:16 (IST) An intense spell of 20mm rainfall within two hours, between 3pm and 5pm on Sunday, badly impacted Hadapsar residents, with water entering houses in the low-lying locality of Malwadi, and the fire brigade recording seven incidents of trees falling. No one was reported as injured. TNN / May 12, 2023, 08:28 (IST) From issues of traffic congestion to lack of water supply, encroachment and cleanliness, residents of the Aundh-Bopodi area bombarded Siddharth Shirole, MLA of the Shivajinagar constituency with complaints at a meeting held between residents, PMC officials, and the minister on Thursday at the Aundh Baner ward office. TNN / May 11, 2023, 05:58 (IST) Worsening pollution levels got a break this year, with Pune, Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad witnessing a significant decline in pollutants PM 10 and PM 2.5 concentrations both in March and April 2023 as compared to the same period the previous year, SAFAR-IITM data showed, reports Neha Madaan.