Pune, 19 Aug (HS): The Disaster Management Wing of

the Pune Municipal Corporation has formed 30 teams to act swiftly, following a

Red Alert issued by the Meteorological Department for the city.

Two teams, each in 15 regional offices have been

alerted. So far, only a few reports of trees falling on roads and flooding of

roads were received, and the problems were resolved immediately.

The municipal authorities have appealed to the

people to refrain from moving out without any essential work and remain alert in

case water gushes into any residential areas. Water from many dams is being

released into rivers, which may cause flooding in the residential areas.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar