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Contact with 90 Kolhapur villages lost following floods

The flood situation in Kolhapur district of western Maharashtra continued to remain grim, prompting district authorities to alert the Army.

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MUMBAI: Even as the rain fury in Mumbai and most other parts of Maharashtra subsided on Thursday, the flood situation in Kolhapur district of western Maharashtra continued to remain grim, prompting district authorities to alert the Army.

"Army has been put on alert in view of the flood situation in the district", official sources said.

The Panchganga river in Kolhapur city touched the 43 feet danger level mark, the sources told PTI.

The river water level is increasing at the rate of an inch per hour, they said.

Meanwhile, rescue boats sent by the relief and rehabilitation department have reached Kolhapur, the sources said. The boats have been sent to the worst-affected Shirol, Nrisimhawadi, Orwad and Takli areas, they said.

Contact with over 90 villages in the district has been lost. Roads connecting Gaganbawda, Panhala, Ratnagiri from Kolhapur are closed for traffic due to heavy rains.

MSRTC has suspended bus service on 35 routes in the district, they said.

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