Despite being hospitalized with exhaustion, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde conducted high-level virtual meetings from his bed. Shinde issued strict directives to ministers and civic officials to expedite emergency rescue and relief operations across rain-battered Mumbai, Konkan, and Raigad
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi urged the government to expedite relief efforts for flood-hit farmers in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region. NCP(SP)’s Supriya Sule demanded a blanket loan waiver, while Congress’ Vijay Wadettiwar called for urgent compensation and pledged his MLA salary
Four persons from Jagtial, including three women, went missing after their vehicle was caught in floodwater near Udgir, Maharashtra. While one man escaped, others were swept away amid heavy rains.
As per official information, till Friday, as many as 40,036 people were shifted to safer places in four districts, including over 32,500 in Solapur and over 6,000 in Pune.
