Nagpur, September 23: Heavy rains lashed Nagpur city from Friday midnight, inundating low-lying areas and triggering measures to shift people from these pockets to safer places. According to the weather department, Nagpur airport reported 106 mm of rainfall till 5.30 am. Several roads and residential areas have been inundated, said officials. The administration has declared a holiday for schools as a precautionary measure. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is from Nagpur, took to X to share that he is continuously monitoring the rain situation in the city.

ā€œThere has been incessant rainfall due to which the Ambazari lake is overflowing. The low-lying area around it is affected more due to this. Other parts of the city too are affected,ā€ said his office on X. The deputy CM has instructed the Nagpur collector, municipal commissioner and police commissioner to ā€œimmediately activate multiple teams for rescuing people who are stuck at few placesā€, Fadnavis's office said. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force are also being deployed, it said. Kerala Rains: Incessant Rain Continues to Lash Many Parts of State; IMD Issues 'Yellow Alert' for Seven Districts

Meanwhile, the local administration moved people from many flooded areas to safer places in the city. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation has advised people not to step out of their homes unless for important work. Due to continuous rains, many city roads are waterlogged, it said waterlogged. The Nagpur centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said ā€œsevere/moderate thunderstorm with lightningā€ will likely continue at isolated places in Nagpur, Bhandara and Gondia districts. There is also a possibility of ā€œintense rain at isolated placesā€ in these areas, it said. Tamil Nadu Rains: Heavy Rainfall Leads to Waterlogging in Vellore, All Schools Till Class 5 to Remain Shut (Watch Video)

Heavy Rains Lash Nagpur

Light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur at many places in Wardha and some parts of Chandrapur, Bhandara and Gondia districts. Light rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over Amravati, Yavatmal and Gadchiroli, it added.

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