Ratnagiri: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray today visited flood-affected Chiplun and took stock of the situation. He met with locals and officials as well as local representatives and assessed the extent of damage and ongoing relief operations.
CM visited Chiplun, assured help
A financial review of the flood damage in the state will be carried out in a couple of days but for now the district collectors concerned have been directed to immediately provide food, medicine, clothes and other necessities to the flood victims, CM told reporters in a press conference held here. In view of the dire situation in Raigad and Ratnagiri, the state government has provided immediate assistance of Rs 2 crore each to both districts. The other districts have been given Rs 50 lakh each.
Rane, Fadnavis visited Taliye
Union Minister Narayan Rane & leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis also visited the Taliye landslide site in Raigad. The duo took stock of the situation and demanded immediate relief to flood victims. Rane will be reporting the situation here to the PM. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force & SDRF are conducting rescue operations at the site, said Fadnavis while talking to reporters.
Aaditya Thackeray attacked opposition
Maharashtra Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray attacked the Opposition on allegations that CM didn't step out during floods. He said that, If you're going to focus on the opposition, it's not something for us to do. The work for all of us is to go beyond politics. It's time to stand behind the people.
Rescue and search operation is going on
Rescue and search operation continues in landslide-hit Taliye village in Raigad as well as flood-affected Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur. "One more body has been recovered today. Total 43 bodies have been recovered so far. As per villagers, 30-40 more bodies are trapped under the debris," said NDRF Inspector Rajesh Yewale while talking to media at Taliye.
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"A team of the National Disaster Response Force rescued villagers in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district after water from the overflowing Krishna river entered the nearby villages in the area. 700 to 800 people have been rescued so far. Our rescue operations will continue until the last person is safely rescued," said Raj Kumar, Inspector of NDRF's 5th Batallion.
Crocodile seen in Sangali
A crocodile was seen on the roads of Sangli district after the water level of the Krishna river rose following heavy rainfall. This has caused panic among the residents of the area.
Heavy rains, floods claimed 113 lives in Maharashtra
As many as 113 people have died so far in the state, while 100 are still missing. It is learnt that 50 people were injured in the floods. In addition, 3,228 animals have perished across the state in the flood situation.
