AURANGABAD: Nanded and Parbhani districts, among some other areas of Marathwada, reported heavy to very heavy rainfall in the 24 hours ending on Thursday morning. Kinwat and Himayat Nagar talukas in Nanded district reported average 142 mm and 127 mm rainfall, respectively, causing a flood-like situation.
Nanded district, which received average 63 mm showers in the same period, has such heavy downpour in five of 16 talukas. In Parbhani district, seven of the nine talukas reported heavy rainfall; with the district recording average 70 mm showers.
Nanded district collector Dr Vipin Itankar said a total of 24 revenue circles have reported heavy to very rainfall activity. “Road traffic was briefly disrupted in the affected areas as roads and bridges were submerged. Some villages from Bhokar taluka witnessed flood-like situation as backwater of a dam from Bhainsa town in neighbouring Nirmal district of Telangana was filled to the designed capacity. We established contact with the district administration concerned, following which water was released from dams,” he said.
Parbhani-based Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University has reported damage to its ongoing seed production programme. “The fields used for the seed production programme were inundated. We have incurred collective damage running into few crores of rupees due to rains since July 11,” university vice chancellor Ashok Dhawan said.
In other districts, Jalna recorded average 51 mm rainfall, followed by, Hingoli (43 mm), Latur (34 mm), Beed (24 mm), Osmanabad (22 mm) and Aurangabad (14 mm), show official data.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall over Aurangabad and some other parts of the region during next 24 hours, followed by chances of moderate rainfall in the subsequent 24 hours. Marathwada has recorded average of 443 mm till Thursday morning, which accounts for 65% of normal rainfall recorded during the four months of rainy season, show official data.
