Bhima River Crosses Warning Level in Pandharpur

In Brief

• Heavy rains in various parts of the state

• Bhima River crosses warning level in Pandharpur

• All temples in the desert of Chandrabhaga River submerged

(Pandharpur Bhima River) Heavy rains are occurring in various parts of the state. Due to heavy rains, rivers and streams are overflowing. A flood situation has arisen in many villages, and a warning has been issued to villages along the riverbanks.

As a result, public life has been disrupted and farmers' crops have suffered immense damage. Against this backdrop, due to the heavy rains in the Bhima and Neera river basins, the Bhima river has crossed the warning level in Pandharpur. The Bhima river is overflowing. Water has started entering the Vyas Narayan slum in Pandharpur.

Traffic has been halted as the old bridge at Gopalpur, connecting Pandharpur to Karnataka, has gone underwater, and all the temples in the Chandrabhaga river's sandbank have been submerged. The traffic system has come to a standstill as the weirs in the taluka have also gone underwater. The administration has issued a warning to the people living along the riverbanks.