Nagpur and many districts of Vidarbha continue to suffer due to continuous torrential rains since the past few days. Nagpur city has recorded 6 cm of rains since past 24 hours. Many parts of the second capital of Maharashtra remain partially submerged due to waterlogging. Waist-deep waterlogging can be seen on one the most important roads going towards the airport. The state assembly monsoon session, which had been shifted to Nagpur for the first time in past 47 years, did not happen for a second consecutive day due to a power failure in the electricity supply room. There is water logging in the assembly compound and premises of both the assembly halls. Opposition leaders criticized the poor civic administration and poor drainage line maintenance. Other districts of Vidarbha are also facing similar waterlogging problems. The wards and operation theatre of a government hospital are flooded with knee-deep water. As a result, the doctors could not conduct operations. The patients of the 20-bed hospital are suffering due to unhygienic conditions. The meteorological department said that continuous torrential rains are because of two systems -- one over Odisha and the other over the Bay of Bengal. Met department Director Dr Arvind Shrivastava has predicted very heavy rains for next 48 hours in Vidharbha and parts of central India. READ| Maharashtra Assembly adjourned due to no power supply following rains<doc-sep>Jul 06, 2018, 06:09PM IST Source: TNN With monsoon covering the entire nation, incessant rains wreaked havoc in Maharashtra. Heavy rains make its presence felt in Nagpur too and throws normal life out of gear. Many areas get waterlogged and roads submerged after heavy rains lashed the city. Traffic moved at snail’s pace and commuters face difficulty to reach office. IMD has also predicted heavy rains in parts Maharashtra in coming days.<doc-sep>Nagpur city received heavy rainfall on Thursday night and when the Assembly met at 10 am on Friday, there was darkness Nagpur: The Maharashtra Assembly could not function in Nagpur on Friday due to a power blackout caused by the rains, prompting an attack on the government by ally Shiv Sena as well as the opposition parties. Both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council were adjourned for the day, shortly after convening this morning as there was darkness. The power supply had been turned off after the switching centre that provides electricity to the Assembly complex was flooded following heavy rains in the city. Nagpur, considered the second capital of Maharashtra, usually hosts the winter session of the assembly every year and it is for the first time since 1961 that the monsoon session is being held there. Nagpur city received heavy rainfall on Thursday night and when the Assembly met at 10 am on Friday, there was darkness. Water-logging inside Nagpur Vidhan Sabha compound following heavy rain in the city. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/WxAVt4KhRC — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2018 Speaker Haribhau Bagde adjourned the House for an hour, saying the switching centre had to be turned off due to flooding in its panel located underground. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis then called a meeting other leaders of various parties in the Speaker's chamber, where a decision was taken to adjourn the House for the day, education minister Vinod Tawde told reporters. At 11 am, when the House reconvened, the security staff had to switch on the mobile phone lights to enable the Speaker to reach to seat. Bagde then announced that the House has to be adjourned for the day. Leaders of the opposition Congress and NCP wanted to speak but in the absence of electricity, the mikes were not functioning and therefore, they were not audible. Similarly, when the Legislative Council met at noon, its Chairman Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar adjourned the House for the day. Talking to PTI later, the chief minister said, "The city receives heavy rainfall two-three times during monsoon. But today's rains are very heavy. The switching centre has always been underground and it was flooded." Interestingly, in 1961, when the monsoon session of the state legislature was held in Nagpur for the first time, the House had been adjourned before the time when it was debating Maharashtra Decentralisation (of powers and functions to district councils) Bill, 1961. As per the records, due to power failure, the lights went off and after waiting for eight minutes, the House was adjourned before its scheduled time. Shiv Sena, an ally of the ruling BJP, was quick to criticise the government over the development. "Nagpur is the second capital of the state and an important city. Nagpur Municipal Corporation is run by the BJP. It should have provided basic infrastructure to ensure rains don't obstruct the proceedings of the legislature session," Shiv Sena's leader in the house Sunil Prabhu told reporters. "Had this happened in Mumbai, there would have been a barrage of criticism against the Sena-run Mumbai civic body. Everybody would have demanded an inquiry against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)," he added. Prabhu said the area where all ministerial bungalows and residential quarters of legislators are located is also flooded. Energy Minister Chandrashekar Bawankule said the switching centre had to be shut to avoid any technical problem which would have led to the hazardous situation. "The water level is receding and we hope the situation will be normalised," he said. He said it was for the first time that rains had affected the proceedings of the legislature in such a manner. "This may have happened because the drainage was not cleaned," the minister said. He said there was power supply in the rest of the city. "We were not sure if generators can take an entire load of Vidhan Bhavan premises," he said. Talking to reporters, senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar said, "Whatever happened today is wrong and condemnable. It is sad that speaker Haribhau Bagde had to personally monitor the removal of water from the switching centre panel." He said the government delayed its decision to hold the monsoon session in Nagpur and there was little time for the authorities to make arrangements. "This is the government's failure that it could not manage proceedings of the monsoon session, where 288 MLAs have come to put up issues concerning people," he said. NCP MLA and former minister Bhaskar Jadhav said, "This government has been fully exposed. It decided that the monsoon session will be held in Nagpur. Should it not have made all the arrangements to put the disaster management systems in place?<doc-sep>Water logging at Assembly premises in Nagpur lead to both houses being adjourned. (PTI) Heavy Rains have lashed Goa for the fourth consecutive day today. Continuous downpour in the cities, including Panaji, Mapusa, Vasco and Margao, led to traffic congestions and flooding as water entered the houses in low-lying areas. Since 1994, this is the highest rainfall that Goa has received (282mm in 6 hours). In 1994, Goa had received 304.6mm of rain in 24 hours. The met department has issued a red-alert waring for Vidarbha, Konkan and Goa. Normal life was disrupted in Nagpur, Wardha and Chandrapur. Friday afternoon, there was water logging in the Assembly premises leading to the both houses being adjourned over an hour. Flight operations at the Nagpur airport have also been affected due to the heavy rain. Mumbai and Thane have also received rainfall. In North East and South East Section of Mumbai Division, suburban trains were delayed. Here are the live updates on rainfall in Goa and Vidarbha Jul 07, 2018 20:14 (IST) The IMD said most places in the Palghar, Thane and Raigad received an average of around 110-200 mm rains in the past 24 hours. Jul 07, 2018 20:14 (IST) One person died due to lightning. Usha Sawant, 40, was electrocuted and her daughter Kumari, 5, injured following a short-circuit in their house in PMGP Colony in suburban Mankhurd. Jul 07, 2018 17:56 (IST) At least 40 people were stranded at Chinchoti waterfall in Vasai. Out of them, 35 people have been rescued and rescue operations are underway to rescue the remaining people: news agency ANI Jul 07, 2018 17:50 (IST) Visuals from Kalyan, tweeted by news agency ANI: Thane: Heavy rainfall in Kalyan disrupts normal life of people in the city. #Maharashtrapic.twitter.com/oxpV4YQ6k3 - ANI (@ANI) July 7, 2018 Jul 07, 2018 17:41 (IST) Water-logging in Mumbai due to heavy rainfall. ANI tweeted visuals from Navi Mumbai: Heavy rainfall results in traffic jam in several parts of Mumbai; visuals from Navi Mumbai area. #Maharashtrapic.twitter.com/DuMOvb5RTU - ANI (@ANI) July 7, 2018 Jul 07, 2018 17:14 (IST) In a Central Railways Press Release, an update of rain and cancellation of trains have been released. Details are: Due to continuous heavy rains on 07.07.2018 and heavy rains forecast on 08.07.2018, the following trains have been cancelled / diverted: Trains Cancelled: 11008 Pune-Mumbai Deccan Express leaving on 07.07.2018 11007 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express leaving on 08.07.2018 51317 / 51318 Karjat-Pune-Karjat Passenger on 08.07.2018 Trains Diverted: 11025 Bhusaval-Pune Express leaving on 08.07.2018 via Manmad-Daund 11026 Pune-Bhusaval Express leaving on 08.07.2018 via Daund-Manmad Jul 07, 2018 17:07 (IST) MeT Department has forecasted heavy rainfall in Konkan, Palghar, Mumbai and Thane areas for the next five days. Jul 07, 2018 14:38 (IST) In Maharashtra, Heavy Rain Paralyses Life. Roads Flooded, Suburban Trains Affected Normal life has been paralysed in large parts of Maharashtra and the Konkan region after heavy rain lashed the region since last night. Roads in Dombivili, Thane, Badlapur and Kalyan were waterlogged and train services were affected for nearly an hour in the morning." Normal life has been paralysed in large parts of Maharashtra and the Konkan region after heavy rain lashed the region since last night. Roads in Dombivili, Thane, Badlapur and Kalyan were waterlogged and train services were affected for nearly an hour in the morning." Jul 07, 2018 14:12 (IST) Mumbai after heavy rains Jul 07, 2018 13:49 (IST) Heavy to very heavy rainfall to occur in Konkan Goa and Mumbai in the next five days, Ajay Kumar, Scientist at IMD was quoted as saying by ANI. Jul 07, 2018 13:33 (IST) Another image of a flooded road in Goa after heavy rain Too much rain in India Goa pic.twitter.com/lbsfd2JYkU - Dave D'souza (@DaveDsouza3) July 7, 2018 Jul 07, 2018 12:55 (IST) Heavy rains lashed Thane today. #Maharashtra: Visuals of waterlogged streets from Thane district's Bhiwandi as rain continues to lash the region pic.twitter.com/kYMuCAOAI4 - ANI (@ANI) July 7, 2018 Jul 07, 2018 12:40 (IST) A flooded road after heavy rainfall in Nagpur on Friday Jul 07, 2018 12:34 (IST) Heavy rain shave also affected life in Mumbai. Due to very heavy rains and low visibility in North East and South East Section of Mumbai Division, Suburban trains on main line were running late by 12 to 20 minutes. Jul 07, 2018 12:09 (IST) Goa Weather: Rains Lash Goa For Third Day, Low-Lying Areas Inundated Incessant rains continued to lash Goa for the third consecutive day today, inundating low-lying areas and throwing normal life out of gear in several major cities in the state." itemprop="description Incessant rains continued to lash Goa for the third consecutive day today, inundating low-lying areas and throwing normal life out of gear in several major cities in the state." itemprop="description Jul 07, 2018 11:52 (IST) Residents posted pictures of the rain in Goa on their social media accounts pic.twitter.com/p6hJgVSmvD - M.H.Rizvi (@goarizvi) July 6, 2018 Jul 07, 2018 11:45 (IST) Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Adjourned Due To No Power Supply Following Rains The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was adjourned for an hour as electricity supply had to be turned off after the switching centre that provides power to Vidhan Bhavan premises was flooded following rains in the city." itemprop="description The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was adjourned for an hour as electricity supply had to be turned off after the switching centre that provides power to Vidhan Bhavan premises was flooded following rains in the city." itemprop="description Jul 07, 2018 11:44 (IST) Flooding was also reported in North Goa's Sankhalim and Bicholim areas.<doc-sep>
Heavy rain in Nagpur, Vidhan Bhavan flooded The monsoon session of Maharashtra Assembly had to be adjourned for an hour on Friday, after low lying areas of the Vidhan Bhavan were flooded following torrential rain and power cut. Lawmakers were seen moving to higher grounds of the building. Nagpur is witnessing very heavy rain since last night. Residents have been posting pictures of extensive flooding on the social media, criticising poor infrastructure facilities and lack of preparedness. Area where bungalows of the ministers and residential quarters of legislators are located are also flooded. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was present in the flood control room overseeing the situation. CM @Dev_Fadnavis visits Nagpur Municipal Corporation control room to take stock of the situation and relief measures in Nagpur city in view of heavy rains. CM also reviewed the measures taken in other parts of the district with senior officials.#NagpurRainspic.twitter.com/lQksO0Ldt1 — CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 6, 2018 Shiv Sena, an ally of the ruling BJP in the state was quick to criticise the government. "Had this happened in Mumbai, there would have been a barrage of criticism against the Sena-run Mumbai civic body. Everybody would have demanded an inquiry against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation," Shiv Sena leader Sunil Prabhu told news agency PTI. Posh areas of our Nagpur city #Nagpurpic.twitter.com/LolD4OEUcJ — Romil Totade (@tRomil3) July 6, 2018 "Nagpur Municipal Corporation is run by the BJP. It should have provided basic infrastructure to ensure rain doesn't obstruct the proceedings of the monsoon session," Mr Prabhu said. NCP lawmaker and former minister Bhaskar Jadhav said, "This government is fully exposed. It had decided that the monsoon session will be held in Nagpur. Shouldn't it make all the arrangements to put the disaster management systems in place?" If you ever want to see how to totally mess up a perfectly beautiful city, come to #Nagpur . Every road especially those which were concreted has become a river. Houses are inundated with water. If you don’t pay jeep to basic design this is the hell you create. pic.twitter.com/XGsyRJYFyY — Dr. Sanjay Arora (@chiefsanjay) July 6, 2018 An embarrassed state energy minister Chandrashekar Bawankule said it was for the first time that rain has affected the legislature proceedings. "This happened because maybe the drainage was not cleaned," Mr Bawankule said, adding that the water level is receding and the situation will soon be normal. Nagpur has received 163 mm of rainfall in just 3 hours today, according to a private forecast agency Skymet Weather. The District Collector of Nagpur has announced that schools will be closed on Saturday after heavy rain alert for the next 48 hours in the region.