Pune rains: Maharashtra CM Shinde orders cleanup drive after flood in parts of Pune district

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has instructed the Pune district administration to start a massive cleanup drive after heavy rains in Pune on Wednesday and ThursdayThe Pune rains caused floods in Sinhagad Road Patil Estate near Sanchayani Bridge Ekta Nagar and Fulpachi Wadi areas with water and mud entering housesCM Shinde directed the civic body in the district to organise the drive with the help of private cleaning companiesAccording to an official statement CM Shinde has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation PMC and private cleaning companies to work together to clean up the mud and debris in these areas He has also asked district officials to quickly assess and report the damage to homes and agriculture caused by the floodMud and dirt have entered homes in Singhgad Road Patil Estate near Sanchayani Bridge Ekta Nagar and Fulpachi Wadi putting the health of the residents at risk Taking immediate action CM Shinde has ordered a deep cleaning drive for the affected areas the statement readTo aid the cleanup CM Shinde suggested using the services of private cleaning companies Sumit Enterprises and Bharat Vikas Group BVG Responding to his call Sumit Enterprises will provide 500 cleaning workers and BVG will provide 100 cleaning workers to clear out the mud from homes according to the statementThe Chief Minister also instructed the municipal administration to spray medicines to prevent the spread of diseases in the affected areas due to the floodwater and mudJuly 26like scare in Pune 4 dead city waterloggedHeavy rainfall in Pune on Wednesday and Thursday resulted in four deaths several people being trapped and property damage worth lakhs The flooding sparked fears reminiscent of the 2005 deluge though Punersquos rainfall was less severe The India Meteorological Department IMD reported 1141 mm of rain in the 24 hours up to 8 am yesterday causing rivers and canals to overflowFloodingaffected areas including PimpriChinchwad Chowk on the MumbaiBangalore highway Narayan Peth and Akurdi stranded commuters The Khadakwasla dam released a large volume of water into the Mutha river around 3 am due to heavy rainAccording to the Pune police ldquoThree individuals lost their lives in the Bhide Bridge area Abhishek Ajay Ghanekar 25 and Akash Vinayak Mane 21 both from Pulachi Wadi in Narayan Peth along with a Nepali labourer Shiva Jidbahadur Parihar 18 were electrocuted while trying to move their stall to safety amid rising waters Despite being rushed to Sahyadri Hospital they were declared dead at 5 amAuthorities have issued alerts and warnings and over 200 residents from Ekta Nagar have been evacuated due to chesthigh water levels with rescue operations underway by the National Disaster Response Force NDRF The water level at Veer Dam has risen to 57930 metres prompting an increase in discharge to 4637 cubic feet per second cusecs with plans to raise it further to 13911 cusecs