In the parched Marathwada region, people cheered as heavy rains soaked most districts in the past few days. Aurangabad has notched 9.18 cm, Jalna (9.24), Parbhani (6.35), Hingoli (12.8), Nanded (12.10), Beed (6.29) and Osmanabad (5.20) rainfall in 24 hours marked yesterday. The heavy downpour has resulted in several small and medium dams and water reservoirs getting overfull. The flood waters were released from such reservoirs in Jalna and Ratnagiri. The IMD has forecast more heavy to very heavy rains in the coastal Konkan region and other parts of the state over the next 48 hours.

In the coastal areas, fishermen have been advised not to venture out into the Arabian Sea on account of choppy waters accompanied by gusty winds of up to 50 kmph. Small towns and villages in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts reported severe waterlogging or flooding due to heavy rains. But there were no reports of any damage to property.

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Heavier than normal rains in the state can trigger flooding but at this stage, in the June to September season, they spur the planting of crops by farmers across the state. The record rainfall in the state of Maharashtra is bound to make agriculturists very happy, especially in those parts of the state that were struck by drought after last year’s weak monsoon rainfall.