Nashik Sep 29 PTI Heavy overnight rains in Maharashtras Nashik district prompted authorities to release water from various dams here which caused the Godavari river to overflow on Wednesday officials said The district administration alerted residents living on the banks of the river as the water level may increase further due to discharge from the Gangapur dam Water had reached the chest of Dutondya Maruti the talll idol of Lord Hanuman on the bank of the river Most of the small temples and a canopy under which post-death rites are performed in Ramkund area here were almost submerged in the water The rains also caused damage to crops in Yeola Nandgaon and Niphad talukas The district administration moved small stalls and vendors away from the Godavari banks and also appealed to people living near the river to shift to safer places as more discharge of water from dams was expected In view of the forecast of more heavy rains on Wednesday the administration appealed to citizens not to venture out of their homes unnecessarily Heavy showers lashed the district in the night but the rain intensity reduced in the morning Almost all talukas including Nashik Niphad Igatpuri Trimbakeshwar Malegaon Nandgaon Sinnar Baglan Surgana and Dewla received heavy rains officials said As a result the overall stock of water in dams here reached 89 per cent hence water was released from various reservoirs the district administration said From 6 am to 12 noon Wednesday 10531 cusec cubic metre per second water was discharged from the Gangapur dam 45082 cusec from Nandur-Madhyameshwar reservoir 2150 cusec from Kashyapi dam and 1150 cusec from Gautami-Godavari dam In the six-hour period from 6 am on Wednesday Gangapur dam recorded 4 mm rain Kashyapi9 mm Gautami-Godavari- 8 mm Trimbakeshwar 20 mm and Amboli 8 mm authorities said PTI COR GK GK

Nashik Sep 28 PTI The district administration in North Maharashtras Nashik district has sounded alert as the level of the Godavari river rose on Tuesday after water was released from Gangapur Dam Nashik city and other parts of the district were pounded by rains since early hours The rains finally took a break in the afternoon Nashik city received 159 mm of rainfall from 830 am to 530 pm an official release said As Gangapur Dam which supplies drinking water to the city was almost full 3000 cusecs of water was released at 12 pm it said As a result the water level of the Godavari which originates in the district increased and the Dutondya Maruti shrine a benchmark for flood levels was half submerged by afternoon An alert was sounded for those living on the banks of the river as the water level may increase further and the administration has shifted small stalls and vendors on the banks to safer places the release said Many parts of Maharashtra including Marathwada and Mumbai were lashed by rains on Tuesday PTI COR KRK KRK KRK

Nashik Sep 22 PTI The water level in the Godavari river in Maharashtras Nashik district rose on Wednesday following the discharge of water from the Gangapur dam due to heavy rain officials said Nashik city and most parts of the district received heavy rains from Wednesday morning to afternoon As per the Met department Nashik city received 164 mm of rainfall from 830 am to 530 pm on Wednesday Due to heavy rains in the Gangapur dam area discharge of water from the dam will be increased in a phased manner At 1 pm the discharge from the dam was increased at the rate of 6000 cusecs district collector Suraj Mandhare said on Wednesday As a result of the discharge of water from the Gangapur dam the water level in the Godavari river rose considerably Water had reached the chest of Dutondya Maruti the tall idol of Lord Hanuman on the bank of the river till 445 pm on Wednesday Most of the small temples and the canopy under which post-death rites are performed were almost submerged in the water An alert has been sounded for residents living on the banks of the river as the water level may increase further The district administration shifted small stalls and vendors on the banks of the river to safer places PTI COR NSK NSK