Rain in Kolhapur city inundates roads, exposes KMC's lack of preparedness
The city witnessed widespread disruption, with choked drainages, fallen trees and toppled street light poles.
The heavy rainfall also led to two injuries when a tree branch fell on two people at Mirajkar Tikti in Kolhapur city late on Tuesday.
Transportation was significantly affected, particularly on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway. The service road between Tawde Hotel and Pulachi Shiroli village experienced severe waterlogging, leading to considerable traffic congestion. Similarly, the underpasses at Uchgaon, Ujlaiwadi, and Nagaon Phata on the national highway's adjacent stretch were also inundated.
The Babubhai Parekh Railway underpass was particularly the worst affected with severe waterlogging halting all traffic movement.
Meanwhile, due to the rainfall received in the last few days, Rajapur barrage at Shirol was inundated under the floodwaters of the swollen Krishna river. A total of 3,000 cusecs of discharge is currently ongoing from the barrage. For Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued an orange alert for Kolhapur, Satara, and Solapur districts, whereas for Sangli it was a yellow alert.
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Kolhapur city and parts of the district received some intense spells of rain in the noon and evening sessions. The weather remained dark and gloomy throughout the day. In Sangli and Satara, several isolated areas received intense spells of rain.
Weather expert Shantanu Patil, while talking to TOI, said, "La Nina has been considerably weak since Jan 2025. El Nino was at a neutral position. Sea surface temperature over the Arabian Sea was high given the normal average.
This all indicated a good South West Monsoon 2025 and early monsoon onset. Winds associated with the above combinations helped the ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone) move from the equator towards north at a faster pace.
Western disturbances, which we saw over North India till the end of April 2025, helped moisture drag from the Arabian Sea, thus enhancing the onset of the South West Monsoon."
He added, "A severe cyclone forming in Arabian Sea will bring heavy rain to coastal Maharashtra and Western Ghats until month's end. While these rains could benefit the farmers, excessive downpours pose a risk to ready-to-harvest crops."
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