24 July,2026 08:37 AM IST | Pune | Archana Dahiwal
Tamhini ghat, which received 280 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Thursday. Pic/X/@meet_abhijit
Pune district's ghat sections witnessed another spell of over 200 mm torrential monsoon rain in 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Thursday. The Tamhini ghat recorded the highest rainfall during this period, 280 mm, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the region.
While the hill ranges continued to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall, Pune city and the adjoining plains experienced only light to moderate showers accompanied by gusty morning winds. The latest spell comes even as Pune has already surpassed its 12-year July rainfall record, with more rain forecast over the next four days.
The banyan tree uprooted at the Swargate Police Lines in Pune. Pic/By Special Arrangement
According to IMD's rainfall observations for the period between 8.30 am on July 22 to 8.30 am on July 23, after Tamhini ghat (280 mm), Shirgaon recorded the highest rainfall at 250 mm, followed by Bhira (248 mm), Davdi (196 mm), Dongerwadi (170 mm) and Ambona (150 mm). Other ghat stations, including Lonavla Office (133 mm), Mulshi Camp (124 mm), Mulshi Bung (118 mm), Koyna (Navja) (108 mm), Walwhan (106 mm), Kundley (102 mm) and Lonavla (101 mm), also reported intense rainfall.
The season's cumulative rainfall has topped in Bhira at 5,634 mm, followed by Tamhini (4519 mm), Davdi (3910 mm), Shirgaon (3818 mm), Dongerwadi (3695 mm), Lonavla Office (3311 mm) and Ambona (3055 mm). Among other stations, Khopoli received 69 mm, Khand 62 mm, Bhivpuri 49 mm, Wangaon 42 mm, Dharavi 41.6 mm, Thokerwadi 33 mm and Shirawta 32 mm in 24 hours.
Pune city scripted a weather record this July. Between July 1 and 8.30 am on July 22, Pune recorded 452 mm of rain, up from the previous July record of 282.4 mm set in 2014. The seasonal rainfall since June 1 has reached 516 mm.
A large banyan tree was uprooted at the Swargate Police Lines in Pune and fell onto an opposite building, crushing 10 to 15 motorcycles beneath. The Central Fire Brigade's Tree Collapse Response Team carried out clearance operations.
Meteorologists attributed the active monsoon conditions to a cyclonic circulation over parts of Andhra Pradesh adjoining the Bay of Bengal and an associated trough extending up to the Arabian Sea. This system has kept the monsoon active over Maharashtra, and is likely to continue for the next four days.
SD Sanap, senior scientist, IMD
On Thursday, light and moderate spells were reported in the plain and city areas of Pune with gusty winds in the morning, while heavy rainfall was reported in the ghat sections."
