Maharashtra Floods: 113 dead, 100 missing; CM visits rain-battered Chiplun

The number of deaths due to flooding landslides and other rainrelated incidents in parts of Maharashtra reached 113 on Sunday with one more casualty reported in the last 24 hours while 100 people were missing after the monsoon fury the state government saidSo far 50 people have also been injured in these incidents the government said in a statementOn Sunday Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited Chiplun the site of severe flooding in Ratnagiri district of the Konkan regionA group of locals stopped the CMs convoy and informed him about the problems they were facing following the rain havoc in the areaThe chief minister interacted with residents businessmen and shopkeepers and promised them all help from the state government to restore normalcy in the areaThackeray said they will require central assistance for longterm mitigation measures and added that he will tour western Maharashtra on Monday and a comprehensive data of the extent of damages will be preparedUnion MSME Minister Narayan Rane visited Taliye village in Raigad the site of a massive landslide on Thursday and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked him to submit a report on the damage caused by the rainsAlso Read Maharashtra NDRF rescues 2 wiremen stranded on power line above flooded riverRane said damaged houses would be rebuilt under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana after suggestions are taken from local residentsFormer Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council Pravin Darekar accompanied RaneIn the last 24 hours one death was reported from Pune and one person was reported missing from Thane district the state government saidThe government said 52 deaths were so far reported in Raigad 21 in Ratnagiri 13 in Satara 12 in Thane seven in Kolhapur four in suburban Mumbai and two each in Sindhudurg and PuneA total of 875 villages in Kolhapur Sangli Satara and Pune were affected by the torrential rains while 135313 people were evacuated to safer places it saidAround 2000 people were lodged at six relief camps in Ratnagiri the release saidA bridge on the Vashisthi river in Chiplun had earlier got damaged following heavy downpourThackeray while talking to reporters after a review meeting in Chiplun said the economy was sluggish because of the COVID19 pandemicWe will require central assistance for longterm mitigation measures The central government has provided assistance by deploying rescue teams from defence forces he saidThe chief minister said he will tour western Maharashtra on Monday and a comprehensive data of the extent of damages will be preparedWe will provide all assistance he assuredThackeray said there will be no technical difficulty in providing assistance to the affected peopleSome residents of Chiplun who had stopped Thackerays convoy later told reporters that they informed the chief minister that they need immediate relief and not assurancesWe have lost everything in the flood For the last three days no one came to conduct the punchnama spot inspection Now with the water level receding we are clearing the debris from our homes and shops If the officials come later and find our area clean will they give us compensation asked a woman who met the CMThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever