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Pune Rains: Holiday declared today in city due to heavy downpour
Updated On: 26 September, 2019 09:18 AM IST | Pune | Chaitraly Deshmukh
The Pune District Collector, Naval Kishore Ram declared a holiday today in Pune city, Haveli, Purandar, Bhor and Baramati due to the heavy downpour
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Holiday declared today in Pune due to heavy downpour. Picture/Chaitraly Deshmukh
Due to heavy rains and flood-like situation in Pune, the city District Collector has declared a holiday in the city. The city witnessed floods and waterlogging due to heavy torrential rains that lashed on Wednesday. Speaking to Mid-Day the Pune District Collector, Naval Kishore Ram stated, "Our team and other rescue teams have been deployed on various flood-prone points. To avoid any incidences in Pune city, Haveli, Purandar, Bhor and Baramati, a holiday has been declared."
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) stated, "On Wednesday night, based on the information received from three locations about the incidents, three teams were deployed from 5 NDRF Puke for search and rescue operation. One team has been deployed are at Katraj where a wall collapse was reported. Another team under the supervision of officer Alok Kumar has been deployed near Pune Municipal Corporation office. A third team is prepositioned at Baramati for flood rescue operation under command of Inspector Rajendra Patil."
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