Puducherry Nov 29 PTI Heavy rains continued to lash the union territory of Puducherry on Monday affecting normal life Official sources said that Puducherry recorded 112 cm rainfall during the last 24 hours ending 830 AM on Monday Education Minister A Namassivayam had declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal regions on Monday and Tuesday Low-lying areas were inundated and all tanks and lakes were filled to capacity Puducherry and Karaikal have been experiencing heavy rains since the beginning of this month District Collector Purva Garg said in a release that discharge of water from the Veedur dam was 7035 cusecs till 4 PM on Sunday and also discharge from Sattanur dam both the dams are in neighbouring Tamil Nadu was 6200 cusecs leading to rise in water level in the Sankarabarani river here and also Oussudu lake PWD officials are maintaining constant vigil on the Sankarabarani and Then Pennayyar rivers here she said Relief camps were opened and food packets were distributed to those accommodated in the centres Control rooms are also in place and people facing hardship due to rains and flood could contact the control room over toll free numbers 1070 and 1077 the Collector added A central team headed by the Joint Secretary to Home Ministry had visited and assessed the damage caused by torrential rains in the urban and rural areas recently Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy has sought Rs 300 crore as interim relief from the Centre to tackle the flood situation in Puducherry and Karaikal regions PTI Cor SS SS

Puducherry Nov 26 PTI Heavy rains lashed the union territory of Puducherry overnight and on Friday morning as the administration declared a holiday for educational institutions A holiday was declared for schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal regions on Friday and Saturday in the wake of incessant rains since Thursday night Education Minister A Namassivayam who held discussions with officials of the Department announced the closure of institutions as the Met department forecast rains for the union territory on Friday and Saturday PTI Cor SS SS

New Delhi Oct 24 PTI Heavy rains in the national capital on Sunday brought the mercury down with the maximum temperature settling at 315 degrees Celsius the weather department saidThe minimum temperature was 19 degrees Celsius two notches above the seasons average Humidity was recorded at 57 per cent the India Meteorological Department saidIt predicted an overcast condition in the city on Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures settling at 31 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius respectivelyThe air quality index AQI was in the moderate category at 161 at 705 pm real-time data of the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB showedAn AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severe PTI NIT NIT NSD NSD

Aurangabad Sep 24 PTI Heavy rains have lashed several parts of five districts in Marathada increasing water levels in irrigation projects and dams in the region an official said on Friday At least 20 circles in five districts of Marathwada witnessed heavy rainfall on Thursday with Patoda circle in Beed district recording the highest 14525 mm rain the official said Eight circles in Beed five each in Latur and Osmanabad and one each in Nanded and Parbhani received above 65 mm rains in a single day he said Naleshwar circle in Nanded received 98 mm rain followed by Usuf circle in Beed with 9675 mm showers he said As per official data eight districts of the region have so far received 13169 per cent rainfall Nanded has received the highest rainfall of 10315 mm so far against the average 8144 mm it was stated Heavy rains have caused water levels in dams and irrigation projects to increase an official said Of the 13 major irrigation projects in Marathwada six have reached 100 per cent storage capacity he said The inflow of water in Jayakwadi continued with 23319 cusecs taking the storage to 7746 per cent on Friday morning while the water outflow continued at eight projects he said With 63545 cusecs Vishnupuri dam in Nanded has recorded in the highest outflow the official added PTI AW ARU ARU

Mumbai Sep 18 PTI Heavy rains are likely in Maharashtras Vidarbha and the Mumbai region from Monday onward the India Meteorological Department IMD said on SaturdayA cyclonic circulation is developing over the Bay of Bengal As it intensifies further Maharashtra will get more rains starting September 20 said Dr Shubhangi Bhute senior scientist at the Regional meteorological centre here The Vidarbha region would receive the showers first Though it would cover mostly the northern stretch of the state from east to west there could be very heavy showers at couple of places she said Subsequently there will be showers over North Maharashtra followed by the coastal districts of Palghar Thane and Mumbai she added PTI ND KRK KRK

Aurangabad Aug 31 PTI Heavy rains left many areas in Kannad taluka of Maharashtras Aurangabad district inundated and also caused a landslide which blocked the Autram ghat bordering Aurangabad and Jalgaon districts officials said on Tuesday By the evening the traffic congestion in the ghat was cleared while the road clearing work is underway on a war footing an official said We have cleared the traffic in the landslide area by bringing down the vehicles which were stuck We have undertaken the road clearing work on a war footing There is a chance that the ghat road may be cleared for traffic movement in the next couple of days Aurangabad collector Sunil Chavan told PTI He said farms in Bhildari village were severely damaged in the rain The lake in the village was also damaged Soil of farms and pipelines was washed away At some places farm wells also suffered damage along with crops A survey of the damage and crop loss is undertaken he said adding that cash aid will be given to the people who have suffered losses due to waterlogging at their residences Out of eight circles in Kannad taluka seven have received excess rainfall of over 65 mm in the last 24 hours an official had said earlier in the day Crops losses have been reported at Naagad and Saygavhan villages while rainwater entered houses in Pishor circle he said Meanwhile a truck transporting cattle fell to nearly 100 feet in the Autram Ghat under the jurisdiction of Chalisgaon rural police station The truck transporting buffaloes fell nearly 100 feet from the road A search is on for the truck driver inspector K K Patil from Jalgaon police had said Excess rainfall was recorded in parts of Hadgaon Budruk and nearby villages in Pathri of the Parbhani district leading to loss of crops and property an official said In a rain-related mishap two women drowned in a canal in Sawargaon of Loha taluka in the neighbouring Nanded district in the Marathwada region on Monday an official said Mankabai Dagadgave 52 was swept away by heavy currents in a canal while a search is on for Parvatibai Dagadgave 45 whose body is yet to be recovered he added PTI AW ARU KRK NSK NSK