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Nashik:  Flood-like situation erupted in Maharashtra's Nashik after heavy rains lashed parts of the state on Sunday. The district administration has issued an alert and asked the residents to stay vigilant as Godavari breached the safe limits and now flowing over the danger mark. Authorities have also asked those living near the river banks and low-lying areas to relocate to safer places.

Videos shared by news agency ANI on the social media website 'X' showed the Godavari flowing at its maximum capacity. The sudden overflow was reportedly caused after authorities released 4,000 cusecs of water from Gangapur dam downstream. The dam, which supplies water to the entire city, witnessed a high water level due to continuous rainfall. Nashik district has so far received 476.1 mm of rainfall since June, officials said.

Alert has been sounded for two villages - Saikheda and Chandroi - in Nashik's Niphad taluka. Several small temples at Ramkund and Goda Ghat were submerged in the river water earlier on Sunday. The water level reportedly reached at waist level of the iconic Dutondya Maruti idol, ABP news reported.

IMD Issues Orange Alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for multiple districts on Saturday. Nashik, Pune, Palghar and Satara are expected to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall till August 4, the alert stated.

"Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely in Palghar," the IMD said in its forecast.

Army, NDRF And SDRF At Standby

Meanwhile, the army has been stationed in a flooded residential area in Pune, Maharashtra, due to relentless rainfall and water release from the Khadakwasla dam.

With the release of water from Khadakwasla, Mulshi, Pavana, and other dams in the Pune area, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde instructed officials to stay vigilant and relocate residents from high-risk areas to safer locations with the help of the NDRF, SDRF, and the Army, if necessary.

According to officials from Maharashtra's irrigation department, 35,000 cusecs of water have been released from the Khadakwasla dam due to the heavy rains in the catchment areas over the past two weeks. The ghat section in Pune district has experienced significant rainfall in the last two days.