The Lohegaon observatory in Pune city recorded 129.2 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said
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The officials said that nearly 70 persons were evacuated from a village in Maharashtra's Pune district after midnight on Monday as heavy rains inundated some areas, reported news agency PTI.
There was no report of any casualty, fire brigade officials from the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) said, reported PTI.
Pune city and other parts of the district witnessed heavy rains from late Sunday night.
"After receiving a call about inundation in some areas of Theur village, a team of PMRDA's fire department and disaster management was dispatched. Heavy rains led to the inundation as a drain carrying the water was narrow in some places, causing the spillover. As a precaution, we evacuated 60 to 70 persons from some houses and took them to safety," fire officer Vijay Maharaj said, reported PTI.
Water receded in the morning, and the situation was returning to normal, he said.
Meanwhile, several schools in the Hadapsar area of the district declared a holiday on Monday due to the heavy rains, reported PTI.
The Lohegaon observatory in Pune city recorded 129.2 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said.
Meanwhile, Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday morning, causing water-logging in low-lying areas and slowing down traffic during the office rush hour.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'red alert' at 8.30 am, predicting very heavy showers in the city and neighbouring areas for three hours, but later revised it to an 'orange alert' as the rain intensity reduced.
After heavy rains overnight and in the morning, commuters complained of water accumulation on tracks at Dadar, Kurla and Bandra railway stations, and local trains running late by 10 to 15 minutes.
Spokespersons of the Western Railway and the Central Railway, however, said their suburban services were running normally, despite continuous rainfall since last night.
The heavy downpour, which began around midnight with lightning and thunder, continued in the morning, leading to inundation of low-lying areas like King's Circle, Lalbaug, Worli, Dadar, Parel, Kurla and other areas.
The water-filled potholes further worsened the road traffic conditions.
(With inputs from PTI)
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