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Maharashtra on High Alert: 24 Districts Brace for Rain with Yellow Alert Issued
- •The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for rain in 24 districts across Maharashtra on September 22.
- •Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Thane in Konkan are under yellow alert, with light to moderate rain expected in Palghar and Mumbai.
- •Nashik and Ahilyanagar districts may experience cloudy weather with rain showers; Dhule, Nandurbar, and Jalgaon could see light to moderate rain.
- •Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, and Solapur are under yellow alert, with increased rain intensity possible in ghat areas.
- •Yellow alerts are also in place for Jalna, Parbhani, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, Dharashiv in Marathwada, and Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Yavatmal in Vidarbha.
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The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for rain for 24 districts in Maharashtra on September 22. These include Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Thane in the Konkan region, Nashik and Ahilyanagar in the Nashik division, five districts in the Pune division (Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, and Solapur), seven districts in Marathwada (Jalna, Parbhani, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, and Dharashiv), and seven districts in Vidarbha (Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, and Yavatmal).
Although no weather alert has been issued for Palghar and Mumbai districts, light to moderate rain may still occur in these areas.
Completely dry weather is predicted for four districts without any alerts, while regions like Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, and Washim in Vidarbha are expected to remain primarily dry with no active alerts.
