Heavy rains lashed Nagpur city from Friday midnight, inundating low-lying areas and triggering measures to shift people from these pockets to safer places.
According to the weather department, Nagpur airport reported 106 mm of rainfall till 5.30 am.
Several roads and residential areas have been inundated, said officials. The administration has declared a holiday for schools as a precautionary measure.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is from Nagpur, took to X to share that he is continuously monitoring the rain situation in the city.
“There has been incessant rainfall due to which the Ambazari lake is overflowing. The low-lying area around it is affected more due to this. Other parts of the city too are affected,” said his office on X.
