Overview

• Mumbai-led state authorities submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting maximum relief from the NDRF for flood-hit farmers.
• The government issued a statewide advisory after forecasts of heavy to extremely heavy rain in Konkan, central Maharashtra and Vidarbha, with monsoon withdrawal not expected before October 5.
• Marathwada faced renewed deluges that cut off villages and swelled rivers, while NDRF teams were positioned for rescues in multiple talukas.
• Emergency relief is moving through direct transfers, with ₹2,215 crore sanctioned for 31.64 lakh farmers and additional assistance notified for bereaved families, damaged homes, livestock and crop losses.
• Hyderabad saw the Musi river overflow after reservoir releases, flooding roads and the MGBS bus station as evacuations and multi-agency response operations continued.