Pune rains: Chinchwad records 69 mm, IMD issues yellow alert; some schools declare holiday, no official order yet
Heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning lashed parts of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad late Sunday night. Intermittent showers continued through Saturday night and Sunday, with Chinchwad receiving the highest rainfall at 69 mm between 8.30 am on Saturday and 5.30 pm on Sunday.
Other areas recorded lighter showers during the same period: Shivajinagar (13.8 mm), Talegaon (15 mm), Hadapsar (13.5 mm) and Magarpatta (10 mm). Rainfall remained sparse in the rest of Pune district.
While some schools in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad declared a holiday on Monday citing the weather, there has been no official confirmation from the Pune district administration regarding closures.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for isolated heavy rainfall (over 64 mm) in Pune’s ghat regions on September 15. The alert will remain in place till September 18 for Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha. An orange alert has also been sounded for Ratnagiri and Raigad districts for the next 24 hours.
According to the IMD, the prevailing weather conditions are driven by a low-pressure system over north Telangana and adjoining Vidarbha, extending into south Madhya Maharashtra. “For the next two days, widespread rain is likely in Konkan and Goa, including Mumbai, along with Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha,” the bulletin stated.
Meanwhile, three of the four dams supplying water to Pune recorded rainfall in their catchment areas: Varasgaon (21 mm), Panshet (20 mm) and Temghar (3 mm). The combined water storage of the four dams is now at 29.09 TMC, or 99.79% of their total capacity.
