Mumbai: As heavy rain continues in Maharashtra, the death toll due to the monsoon has risen to 83. 6 people have lost their lives in the last 24 hours. Two people are missing. 95 people were relocated. So far 353 people have been evacuated. Ghatcharoli was the worst affected.
Schools and colleges declared a holiday in Uttar Maharashtra’s Nashik. Residents and traders in flood-prone areas have been asked to move to safer places.

The district administration informed us that road traffic has been disrupted in many villages due to floods. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that necessary steps have been taken to ensure the safety of the people. The Chief Minister said that the assistance of the State Disaster Management Force has also been reached in the affected areas. As many as 7 houses were destroyed while the road traffic to 8 villages of Palghar district was blocked.

A red alert has been announced in five districts of Maharashtra because of the possibility of heavy rain. An orange alert is in place for Mumbai and Thane till Thursday.

Ahmedabad:  Former IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt, who is in jail, has been arrested in a new case taken after the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Gujarat riots case. The arrest was made by the Special Investigation Team of the Gujarat Police. The police accused Sanjeev Bhatt of implicating innocent people in the 2002 Gujarat riots case.

It is indicated that the arrest is in the case of conspiring to trap innocent people in the riot case. Sanjay Bhatt has been lodged in Palanpur Jail since 2018 in a case 27 years ago. Deputy Commissioner Chaityana Mandilik said that Sanjeev Bhatt was arrested from Palanpur Jail on a transfer warrant. Last month, a special team was appointed to investigate the case of fake evidence in the Gujarat riots.
After Teesta Setalwad and RB Sreekumar, Sanjeev Bhatt is the third person to be arrested recently in connection with the Gujarat riots. The arrest of Teesta and Sreekumar came after the Supreme Court criticized Teaster’s interference in the judgment that gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Gujarat riots case and Home Minister Amit Shah made serious allegations. The police had prepared an FIR under sections 468 and 471 of the IPC.

Ahmedabad: Seven people died in the last 24 hours due to heavy rains in Gujarat. Since June 1, the death toll has reached 63. Power cut in 66 villages. 3200 people were evacuated from Chhotauddepur, Navsari and Nalsad. Doswada dam overflowed. 9000 people were displaced.
468 people were rescued. Houses are under water in Navsari. The warning is that there is a possibility of heavy rain in many districts in the next five days. State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force have been deployed for rescue operations.

Water is stagnant in many residential areas. Underpasses and roads were flooded. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah assured that the Center would provide all possible help. 16 people stranded on the banks of the Ambika river were airlifted. Ahmedabad city received 219 mm of rain on Sunday night.

Rains continue to be heavy in several districts of Gujarat. Chhota Udepur, Gujarat received 1433 mm of rain in the last 12 hours. Heavy rains will continue for the next 5 days, according to the Meteorological Department.

13 teams of NDRF have reached the state for rescue operations. The State Disaster Management Force is also on the scene. Over 3000 people have been evacuated from various areas of South Gujarat where the heavy rains continue.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel asked the District Collectors to make preparations to evacuate more people from the affected areas. Public transport continues to be disrupted at many places.

Mumbai: The IMD has warned that there is a possibility of heavy rain in the eastern districts of Maharashtra in the coming days.
In the state, Kolhapur, Palghar, Nashik, Pune, and Ratnagiri districts are likely to receive heavy rainfall till July 14, the meteorological department said. A red alert has been declared in these areas. A warning has also been issued in Mumbai for the next 3 days. A total of 76 people have died and 838 houses have been damaged due to incessant rains in Maharashtra. Deaths were caused by lightning, landslides, and falling trees. About 125 cattle have also died, the State Disaster Management Authority said.

Three people are also reported missing in the Gadchiroli district. The continued heavy rains have caused the water level of several rivers in Nashik district to rise. Mumbai and neighboring areas have been reporting moderate rainfall for the past few days. But the rains are expected to intensify in the coming days. An orange alert has been announced in the city.

Heavy rains continued in Nashik district and the water levels of many rivers rose and many temples located near the Godavari river were inundated.

A statement issued by the District Information Office (DIO) said that in the last three days, three persons were swept away in the Gadchiroli district of eastern Maharashtra and their bodies were later recovered. According to the report, 353 people from 129 places have been shifted to safer places due to heavy rain.

Srinagar: Amarnath pilgrimage has been suspended again. Due to bad weather, the pilgrimage has been temporarily suspended. Heavy rain continues in the cave temple area.
The pilgrimage, which was interrupted due to the disaster, resumed today and was stopped again within hours. So far 16 people have died in the Amarnath disaster. Reports are that there are still around 35 people to be found. The search for the missing persons is continuing.

New Delhi:  NIA arrests one more in Udaipur murder case. Farhad Muhammad Sheikh was arrested. This is the seventh arrest related to the case. The NIA also said that he was a close associate of Riaz Aktari, one of the two prime accused, and actively participated in the conspiracy to kill the tailor. But the NIA has concluded that there is no evidence of direct terrorist links and that the accused are attracted to terrorist organizations.