Mumbai: Heavy rains lashed Marathwada on Sunday, leading to a flood-like situation in the region known for frequent droughts and farm suicides. With rains continuing on Monday, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis reviewed the situation in the evening and ordered the administration to start the assessment of crop damage due to floods immediately. Several residential areas in Hingoli were flooded …
Heavy rains in Bengaluru on Monday night, August 29, inundated low-lying parts of the city, leading to storm water drains and lakes swelling up with rainwater. The heavy rains also resulted in a traffic gridlock along the Outer Ring Road. Bengaluru East tehsildar, Ajith Kumar, said that after observing the encroachments at Rainbow Drive, notices were sent to 13 owners …