For Tuesday, the IMD has issued a yellow alert for Gadchiroli as well as several other districts in Vidarbha, Marathwada, Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan. The forecast includes heavy rainfall in parts of Vidarbha, along with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in other regions

“Religious authority is greater than political power. Governing the state by bowing before saints is our tradition,” Shinde said after paying obeisance to Lord Trimbakeshwar and Godavari Mata and greeting saints and religious leaders who had arrived from across the country