Met has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at remoted locations in coastal areas Representational)
Pune/Mumbai:
An orange alert has been issued for Kolhapur and Satara districts in western Maharashtra and for coastal areas for August 18 and 19 with the prediction of heavy to very heavy rains at remoted locations in ghat areas, the Met division mentioned on Monday.
A forecast of sunshine to reasonable rains is made for Pune and adjoining areas of the district for the subsequent two days, an official mentioned.
Issuing an orange alert, the Met division has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at remoted locations in coastal areas within the state on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“The southwest monsoon would stay energetic over Maharashtra for the subsequent Four-5 days which is able to trigger sturdy spells of showers,” an official mentioned in Mumbai.
In the meantime, water ranges of Krishna, Warna and Koyna rivers in Sangli district have risen because of steady rains, officers mentioned, including that residents have been placed on alert.
Large floods had induced widescale injury in Sangli and Kolhapur districts final yr throughout monsoon.
“Gentle to reasonable rains are prone to happen in Pune and adjoining areas on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain exercise within the district will improve as reasonable rains are predicted on Thursday and Friday,” an India Meteorological Division (IMD) official mentioned in Pune.
In Sangli district, very gentle to gentle rains are predicted for the subsequent two to 3 days.
In the meantime, Pune metropolis recorded gentle rainfall within the final 24 hours.
As a result of good rainfall in catchment areas of Warasgaon, Temghar, Panshet and Khadakwasla dams, which give water to
Pune metropolis, the collective water storage has risen to 25.82 TMC (Thousand Million Cubic Ft), which is 88.57 per cent of their whole capability.
“Because the Panshet dam crammed to its capability, water might be launched on the fee of two,000 cusecs,” a district official mentioned.
In Sangli and Kolhapur districts, water is being launched from Koyna, Warna, Chandoli and Radhanagari dams.
“The water is at the moment being launched from Almatti dam (in north Karnataka) on the fee of two.5 lakh cusecs,” mentioned an official.
The water stage of Krishna river which flows by way of Sangli district was at 35.Four toes whereas the water stage of Panchaganga river at Rajaram weir in Kolhapur district was at 38.9 toes.
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