Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday inspected villages in Baramati taluka that were affected by severe rains, which caused a flood-like situation and destroyed farmers' crops.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Pawar shared pictures of his inspection and wrote, "Today, I inspected the damaged canal in Kanheri, Katewadi. During this time, I interacted with the farmers and villagers of Kanheri, Pimpli, Katewadi, and Dhekalwadi and learned about their problems. Later, I gave some important instructions to the officials to conduct a panchnama of the damage."
Earlier on Sunday, heavy rains lashed Baramati and Indapur talukas in Pune district, resulting in a flood-like situation in several areas, prompting the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to deploy specialised teams on the urgent request of the district collector.
Baramati received 83.6 millimetres of rain during the day, while the figure was 35.7 mm for Indapur.
Pune (Rural) Superintendent of Police Sandip Singh Gill said a stretch of the Pune-Solapur highway near Indapur remained closed for about two hours due to waterlogging, but traffic resumed after the water receded.
Rainwater entered several homes in 70 villages in Indapur, as well as 150 homes in Baramati, forcing local authorities to immediately shift residents to safety, police and district officials said.
"In response to an urgent requisition from the district collector, the NDRF deployed two specialised teams to conduct rescue and relief operations in Baramati and Indapur. In Baramati, 19 homes suffered partial damage. In Katewadi, a family of seven stranded in their waterlogged home was rescued by locals and officials. In Jalochi village, one Rupesh Singh, stranded in a stream after his motorcycle was swept away, was rescued by the fire brigade," an official said.
(With PTI inputs)
