Restore electricity, water supply on war footing in rain-ravaged areas: Uddhav
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray directed Monday the administration to restore electricity and water supply and carry out road repair works in flood-hit districts on a war footing even as the toll in the large-scale devastation caused by heavy rainfall and flood climbed to 192, with 43 deaths recorded on the day.
A total of 1,028 villages and 1.94 lakh residents have been affected in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts as heavy rainfall lashed the state since July 22, triggering flood and landslides at several areas.
At a meeting to review the situation and assess the damage in the rain-ravaged districts, Thackeray said a flood warning system should be set up in the Konkan area within three months.
