Rains: Heavy rainfall in Pune, Satara and Raigad ghats areas | Pune News

Pune: Ghat sections in Pune, Satara and Raigad districts received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 5.30 pm on Sunday, with Tamhini recording 230 mm, Lavasa 269 mm, Lonavala 215 mm, Bhira 201 mm and Koyana 82 mm.
As the monsoon regained strength, Maharashtrathe Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the ghat areasindicating periods of heavy to very heavy rain over the next 24 hours. Extremely heavy rain is also forecast in isolated locations.
In and around Pune city, Shivajinagar recorded 6 mm, Lohegaon 2.4 mm, Chinchwad 28 mm and Lavale 12 mm in 12 hours up to 8.30 pm on Sunday. However, in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Sunday, landslide-prone Malin recorded 70 mm, followed by NDA with 55 mm, Chinchwad with 54.5 mm, Pashan with 35.1 mm, Shivajinagar with 33.6 mm, Wadgaonsheri with 26 mm, Hadapsar with 24 mm and Koregaon Park with 22.5 mm.
Weather officials said the city will receive light to moderate rainfall with cloudy conditions till August 30.
The IMD has issued impact-based alerts for Sunday, warning city residents about possible hazards such as reduced visibility, slippery roads, traffic disruptions and moderate waterlogging in low-lying areas and near river banks. People have also been warned about the possibility of falling tree branches and minor landslides or mudslides in high mountainous areas due to persistent rain.
A yellow alert (moderate rainfall) has been issued for ghat sections in Kolhapur, Jalgaon and Nashik districts for the next 24 hours, while isolated places are expected to receive heavy rainfall.
Weather officials said rains and wind are likely to prevail in Sambhajinagar, Beed, Jalana and Parbhani districts in Marathwada and Vidarbha region for the next five days. “Hence, we have issued a yellow alert for several areas in these two regions for the next five days,” an official said.
No rainfall was recorded in Marathwada on Sunday, while Vidarbha, Gondia received only 3 mm and Nagpur 1 mm.
A senior IMD official told TOI, “The monsoon has influenced the weather conditions in the state for the last two days. The ocean trough has strengthened from south Gujarat to south Kerala. The low-level westerly flow of the Arabian Sea along the northern parts of the west coast of the peninsula has strengthened since Friday. The situation is likely to continue for the next two to three days.”
Moreover, a well-marked low pressure zone over the Bay of Bengal has been moving westwards, the official said. “This also provides impetus to the monsoon flow, leading to sufficient moisture incursion in several regions of the state. This results in rainfall.”