The residents of about 12 housing societies located within the floodline on Sinhagad Road area were moved out after gushing water from Mutha river entered the buildings’ basements on Wednesday . The locals said they faced such huge floods after 2005, when they had to move out of their houses. In fact, water entering the basement of buildings is not `uncommon’ for the residents of Anandnagar. About 30 families were shifted to Pushpak Mangal hall and at a newly constructed vegetable market building on Wednesday af ternoon after water started rising. Families living in ground and first floor were shifted, but those living on upper floors stay put, sure they won’t face any trouble.
“We witnessed similar flooding in 2005 when people were shifted to safer places,“ Satish Mate, a local resident said.
Vishal Mehendale, another resident, said that water started rising in the afternoon which led to roads getting submerged. Some societies have got completely cut-off because of waterlogging, he said.
Locals said that soon after water was released into the river on Wednesday , several families locked their homes and shifted to relatives’ houses elsewhere in the city. Remaining people moved to make-shift places.
PMC assistant commissioner Ravi Pawar, who is monitoring the rescue operations, said that elaborate arrnagements have been made for local people. “Rescue boats will shift people, if needed. If required, we will seek NDRF help.People have been offered overnight stay at two places. A team of 50 staff has been pressed in to manage the rescue and help operation in the area,“ he said.
The local people said that approach roads to some societies were under water. The societies that faced waterlogging include Sky Residence, Dwarka, Jalparani, Jalpoojan, Sharda Sarivar and Sai Siddhi.
The levels of Mula river also rose during the day , alarming authorities about possible trouble in Dapodi and Bopodi, which are close to the river.
Water was not discharged from Pavana reservoir into Pavana river, said the PCMC disaster management cell.
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) disconnected power supply to eight transformers on Sinhagad Ro ad as a safety measure. The supply was disconnected around 4pm and it will be restored once the floodwater receeds.
Barring individual complaints from Wanowrie, NIBM Road and Bibvewadi, there were no reports of power disruption from other parts of the city and Pimpri Chinchwad.
The local people said that approach roads to some societies were submerged because of flooding.
The societies that faced water logging included Sky Residence, Dwarka, Jalparani, Jalpoojan, Sharda Sarivar and Sai Siddhi.
About, 70 vehicles were moved out from the Sinhagad Road area.
Source : TOI
