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“Hundreds of radical person been shifted to safer places successful Nanded metropolis of Maharashtra aft respective low-lying areas were inundated pursuing dense rains successful the past fewer days, with Godavari and Asna rivers flowing supra the information mark,” officials said connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025).
“As the inflow into the Vishnupuri dam, which provides potable h2o to Nanded, roseate sharply, each its 16 gates were lifted for the archetypal clip successful 25 years, releasing much than 2.5 lakh cusecs of water,” they said.
Rains person wreaked havoc implicit the past fewer days successful the usually parched Marathwada region, sidesplitting astatine slightest 8 persons and damaging houses and crops. Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) said the harm owing to rainfall was much successful the region's Nanded district.
“Godavari and Asna rivers person crossed their information mark, which led to flooding successful respective parts of Nanded metropolis and district,” officials said.
As h2o was released from the Vishnupuri dam, low-lying areas of the city, including Govardhan Ghat, Nav Ghat, Nagina Ghat, Degloor Naka, Vasrani and Mujampeth, witnessed flooding.
Floodwater besides entered Govardhan Ghat crematorium, Sant Dasganu Maharaj Bridge, Shani Mandir, Gadipura, Siddhanathpuri, and Chouphala localities.
“Hundreds of residents person been shifted to safer locations and impermanent shelters, portion much evacuations are expected if the h2o level continues to rise,” the officials said, though the nonstop fig of affected persons is yet to beryllium known.
Officials warned that the discharge of h2o from the Vishnupuri dam could summation to 3 lakh cusecs successful the adjacent fewer hours.
Heavy inflows from upstream dams, including Jayakwadi (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Majalgaon (Beed), Siddheshwar, Khadakpurna and Lower Dudhana, are adding to the Godavari's swelling waters.
“The stream has already breached the informing level of 351 metres and surpassed the information people of 354 metres,” the officials said.
The territory medication and the Nanded Waghala City Municipal Corporation person issued alerts to villages located on the stream banks, and deployed constabulary to support bid arsenic respective bridges and roads are present nether water.
The backwaters of Godavari stream inundated thousands of hectares of farmland, destroying lasting crops.
“The h2o level of the Asna stream successful the territory has surged, further worsening the situation. Many connecting routes person been chopped disconnected arsenic tributaries and streams feeding into the rivers are overflowing,” the officials added.
Officials of the Water Resources Department, including Executive Engineer Dattatraya Sawant, are monitoring the situation.
Although rains person subsided since Tuesday (September 23, 2025), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has placed Nanded nether a yellowish alert, informing of much rainfall successful the coming days.
It has predicted thunderstorms accompanied with lightning, airy to mean rainfall and gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph astatine isolated places connected September 24, 25 and 26, followed by a dense rainfall informing connected September 27.
