Heavy unseasonal rain lashes Pune, traffic snarls reported across major roads

Unseasonal rainfall continued to lash Pune on Monday disrupting normal life The showers brought traffic to a crawl on Sinhagad Road the Old Mumbai Highway and several other major routesThe rainfall which has been continuing since Sunday night intensified around 6 am on Monday leaving several lowlying stretches waterlogged The Sinhagad Road flyover and adjoining areas witnessed significant congestion while long queues of vehicles were reported near Dattawadi and beyond Rajaram BridgeAccording to the data from the India Meteorological Department IMD Baramati received heavy downpours with official 24hour measurements showing around 100 mm while the Shivajinagar observatory recorded 411 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 830 am on Monday indicating the intensity of the spell across the region It was also the highest 24hour rainfall recorded in Pune since July 8 2026Atmospheric conditionsAccording to the IMD changing atmospheric conditions and prevailing weather systems are contributing to cloud formation and intermittent spells of rain across Maharashtra A wellmarked lowpressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal is drawing moisture towards parts of the southern and western peninsular regions The IMD has forecast rainfall in Pune and other parts of Maharashtra until November 4Official SpeakDr SD Sanap senior scientist at IMDlsquoRainfall is likely to continue until November 4 Along with Pune Nashik Ahilyanagar Satara isolated places in Kolhapur and some parts of the Konkan region and parts of the Mumbai and Vidarbha regions Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg may receive heavy showers accompanied by gusty winds said the official A yellow alert has been issued for the affected districts he saidrsquo