Murlidhar Mohol Took Review of Flood-Affected Areas of Pune; Reprimanded Authorities for Sudden Discharge of Water

Pune: After the Deputy Chief Minister and Pune’s Guardian Minister of the State, Ajit Pawar, took a review of the flood situation in Pune, today, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Cooperation, Murlidhar Mohol, visited Pune and inspected the area. At this time, he agreed that it was the fault of the administration to release the water from the dam without giving any information about it to the people.

While talking to the media, Mohol said, “The discharge from Khadakwasla dam was suddenly increased. After that, the water in the river bed increased, and it affected many societies, houses, and citizens on a large scale. Increased water discharge is not anticipated. If water discharge was going to be increased on a large scale, it was very important to give people an idea in advance about it. This is the result of a clear lack of coordination. We will definitely go to the depths of it and will not spare whoever is at fault in this.”

This statement comes amidst allegations by opposition leaders against the government, hailing it responsible for this flood situation. Meanwhile, the release of water from Khadakwasla Dam has been reduced since this morning. Now, only 13,000 cusecs of water are being released, down from 31,000 cusecs. This decision was made as rain stopped in the Khadakwasla dam chain area.

There is still a power outage in Ekta Nagar on Sinhagad Road in Pune. Drinking water has not yet been delivered by the Municipal Corporation, leaving residents without water for consumption. The people in this area are suffering significantly. Now that the water has receded, Pune Municipal Corporation’s cleaning staff is coming to clean the affected areas.

The meteorological department has given an orange alert to Pune on Friday. On this backdrop, the district administration announced the shutting down of schools and colleges in the district on Friday. Schools in Bhor, Velha, Maval, Mulshi, Khadakwasla area of Haveli Taluka, Khed, Ambegaon, Junnar Ghat, Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad cities have been closed today. However, the principal, teachers, and non-teaching staff have been instructed to attend the school during office hours and carry out the disaster management work as per the orders of the administration.