Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today chaired a high-level review of Maharashtra's rainfall situation at the State Disaster Management Room, directing all agencies to remain on maximum alert.

The meeting, attended via video conference by divisional commissioners and district collectors, assessed flood threats across regions amid forecasts of continued heavy showers.

Ministers Girish Mahajan (Disaster Management, IT) and Ashish Shelar, along with Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar, Additional Chief Secretaries Deepak Kapoor (Water Resources) and Sonia Sethi (Disaster Management), Agriculture Principal Secretary Vikas Chandra Rastogi, and PWD Secretary Sanjay Dashpute participated in the emergency assessment.

Divisional auth...