Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal has threatened legal action against Torrent Power’s proposed 3,000 MW project near Bhimashankar, alleging large-scale tree-felling and questioning the government's claims about employment generation and environmental safeguards

The IMD has forecast thunderstorms, lightning, rainfall and gusty winds in several parts of Maharashtra, with unsettled weather expected across Konkan, north Maharashtra, Marathwada, western Maharashtra and Vidarbha