After heavy rains battered Baramati and Indapur tehsils in Pune on Sunday night, May 25, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar inspected flood-affected areas in Baramati early in the morning, including a decaying structure near MIDC Pencil Chowk. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had to send out specialized teams at the district collector’s urgent request because of the flooding in many places caused by the rain that continued till this morning.

During the day, Baramati tehsil got 83.6 mm of rain, compared to 35.7 mm in Pune’s Indapur region. A section of the Pune-Solapur highway near Indapur was halted for around two hours owing to waterlogging, but traffic resumed as the water subsided, according to Pune (Rural) Superintendent of Police Sandip Singh Gill. According to police and district officials, rainwater got into a number of houses in 150 dwellings in Baramati and 70 villages in Indapur, causing local authorities to evacuate families right away.

“The NDRF sent out two specialized teams to carry out rescue and relief operations in Baramati and Indapur in response to an urgent request from the district collector. Nineteen houses in Baramati were partially damaged. Locals and authorities in Katewadi rescued a family of seven who were stuck in their flooded house. Rupesh Singh was saved by the fire department in Jalochi village after his motorbike was washed away and left him stranded in a creek, according to an official.

The NDRF stated in a statement that the deployment was required because of a water canal rupture that caused many low-lying residential areas to be severely inundated. The danger was further increased by rising flood levels in the Neera River (Indapur) and the Kara River (Baramati), which raised urgent evacuation worries. At first, reports indicated that two individuals were trapped in Indapur and seven in Baramati.

“In the evening, both NDRF squads were mobilized from the unit headquarters. They are made up of skilled workers, such as divers with deep diving sets, medical first response (MFR) equipment, and flood water rescue (FWR) gear. For prompt action, the teams were sent to Baramati and Indapur. “Everyone who was stranded has been rescued,” it continued.