Pune: Rain lashed the city and surrounding areas on Monday morning, with India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting showers across many parts of the state.Widespread precipitation occurred across Pune district during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30am on Nov 2. Indapur recorded exceptionally heavy downpours, measuring a staggering 131mm of rainfall, followed by severe precipitation in Baramati at 77.2mm.Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar reviewed the flooding situation in Baramati and adjacent areas caused by heavy showers on Monday morning. She asked for elaborate efforts to deal with the situation and necessary steps to provide urgent relief to citizens from flooding and traffic snarls. Pawar also asked officials of the Baramati council and district administration to keep a close watch on the overall situation and have squads ready to handle emergency situations in flood-prone areas.Moderate to heavy showers were recorded across several key locations and urban sub-divisions. Ambegaon witnessed 49.5mm of rainfall, while Shivajinagar registered 41.1mm. Other regions experiencing significant rainfall included Talegaon Dhamdhere (39.5mm), Shirur (39mm), Hadapsar (35.5mm), Haveli (35mm), and Magarpatta (30.5mm).Catchments of dams that provide water to Pune also recorded showers. However, the rainfall did not lead to any immediate increase in water levels.Khadakwasla dam registered 8mm of rainfall, while Temghar recorded 5mm, Panshet 13mm and Varasgaon 11mm till Monday morning. Cloudy conditions prevailed all day over catchments. However, dams failed to record continuous rainfall. Officials from the irrigation department said that to push up water levels, dams will require at least a day-long continuous spell of rain.In terms of cumulative water availability, the four dams in Khadakwasla circle had 23.47 TMC (80.5%) water stock on Monday evening. Bhama Askhed, which received 19mm of rainfall on Monday, had 6.6 TMC live water storage (86.14%) of its capacity.On Nov 3, the influence of Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Murasu’ will persist over southern and eastern Maharashtra, prompting yellow alerts across multiple districts. In southern Konkan and western Maharashtra, isolated places across Sindhudurg and Kolhapur — including surrounding ghat regions — are expected to experience light to moderate precipitation accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and strong, gusty winds. Similar turbulent conditions with localised rain and gusty winds are predicted for Nanded and Latur in Marathwada region, while eastern districts of Vidarbha, including Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Yavatmal, will remain on alert for isolated lightning activity and sudden wind squalls.As per IMD officials, “generally cloudy skies” will prevail across Pune and its immediate surroundings. Residents can expect light to moderate showers accompanied by localised thunderstorms and lightning over a two-day period.
