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Fadnavis Reviews Marathwada Floods, Reports Conditions Under Control

Forecasts point to another wet spell early next week, keeping downstream flood risk elevated.

Overview

  • Controlled releases continue statewide, including 188,000 cusecs from Jayakwadi set to reach Nanded by 8 p.m. Monday and 29,400 cusecs from Yeldari.
  • About 10,000 residents have been relocated in Jalna with 6,870 housed at 23 sites that are providing food and fodder support for livestock.
  • District collectors were ordered to keep machinery on alert as NDRF teams remain on standby, and submerged roads in Latur were reopened to traffic.
  • Additional discharges include 75,000 cusecs from Ujjani and 80,000 cusecs from Sina Kolegaon, while flows from Gangapur and Mula have been moderated as rains ease.
  • IMD issued orange and yellow alerts across parts of Maharashtra as authorities assess crop damage and distribute interim aid, with nine deaths recorded since June.