India, Sept. 28 -- Maharashtra reeled under heavy rains for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region witnessing incessant downpours since Saturday. Due to the heavy inflow, authorities have begun discharging water from major dams, including Jaikwadi, Sina Kolegaon, Koyana, and Gosikhurd, to prevent sudden releases, raising river and canal levels and sparking fresh fears of floods in several areas.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke to nine district collectors from flood-hit Marathwada and Solapur regions to review the situation and directed them to begin shifting villagers along rivers to safer places. Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde will also review the situation in Thane and Palghar d...