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Last Updated:May 25, 2025, 23:56 IST
Relentless rain floods Baramati, crumbling buildings and halting life. Supriya Sule urges exam delays; Fadnavis puts rescue teams on alert.
Pre-Monsoon Flooding in Baramati. (CNN News18)
Baramati and the surrounding areas of Pune district have been battered by relentless rainfall over the past few days, causing widespread chaos and panic. What started as pre-monsoon showers has escalated into a torrential downpour, breaking a 40-year-old record in Baramati.
Overflowing streams, swelling ponds, and gushing nullahs have turned into raging rivers, flooding roads and low-lying areas, and leaving hundreds of residents in distress.
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One of the worst-affected areas is Baramati’s MIDC region, where three residential buildings – Sairang, Rishikesh, and Shri Samarth – have partially collapsed due to excessive water seepage and weakened foundations. Alarmed residents rushed to the nearest police station for help late last night.
Fortunately, no casualties have been reported, and the buildings have been evacuated as a precaution. Many families are now displaced and seeking temporary shelter on roads and nearby safe locations. Local authorities are reportedly working to relocate the affected residents to safer spaces.
The impact isn’t limited to infrastructure alone. With continuous downpours swelling water bodies and flooding roads, daily life has ground to a halt in many parts of Baramati, Daund, and Indapur talukas. Public movement has slowed, and the administration has asked citizens to step out only if absolutely necessary.
Lok Sabha MP from Baramati, Supriya Sule, took to social media to express her concern and appealed to both citizens and the administration.
“There has been continuous rain in the Pune district for the last three to four days. Streams and nullahs are overflowing, and in many areas, roads are waterlogged. I appeal to citizens to remain cautious and avoid stepping out unless necessary,” she posted on X (formerly Twitter).
She further urged the district administration, PMRDA, and Pune Municipal Corporation to activate disaster response mechanisms and ensure timely assistance in affected areas.
Highlighting the plight of students amid the crisis, Sule also made a heartfelt request to Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil to postpone the engineering and other university exams scheduled for the coming days.
“It will be extremely difficult for students to reach exam centres under such conditions. The government must consider their safety,” she said.
Taking note of the situation, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reviewed the flood-like conditions in Baramati and Indapur and directed all administrative machinery to remain on high alert. Emergency response teams have been instructed to stay prepared for rescue and relief operations if the situation worsens.
- Location :
Maharashtra, India, India
- First Published:
May 25, 2025, 23:42 IST
