The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning of very heavy rainfall in isolated places on Thursday in areas of Raigad and Ratnagiri till Friday morning.
Visuals show the officials of the Pune Fire Brigade conducting rescue and relief work in the city that has been submerged in above knee-level rainwater after being pounded by heavy showers.
Ajit Pawar instructed the authorities to provide all the necessary assistance to the affected people, especially in Khadagwasla and Pimpri Chinchwad, etc., which are worst affected after heavy rains.
According to Raigad Police, "Traffic is stopped at Tamhini Ghat in the Raigad-Pune route due to a landslide. Traffic will be stopped for the next few hours until the debris is cleared."
The road near Paagalnala in the Joshimath area on the Badrinath National Highway is blocked due to debris after the landslide on Thursday. A video released by the Uttarakhand Police showed that the roads were blocked due to debris after the landslide in the area.
Rain has been lashing the region of Dausa in Rajasthan for the past 18 hours, causing waterlogging in the area and cutting off connectivity with many colonies along the Jaipur Road.
Three vehicles were damaged when a compound wall collapsed in Pimpri Chinchwad of Maharashtra's Pune district, on Wednesday morning following heavy rainfall.
The regional meteorologist has predicted that heavy rainfall can be recorded in eastern Madhya Pradesh in the coming five days while districts of Western MP which include Rajgarh, Barwani, Alirajpur and Jhabua are likely to receive rainfall on Wednesday.
The National Disaster Response Force, teams present on the spot carried out the rescue operations on a war footing and recovered all three bodies of the deceased.