MUMBAI, June 21 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert on Saturday for Konkan and Western Ghat regions, forecasting intense rainfall over the next 48 hours across Maharashtra's coastal districts.
Ratnagiri, Raigad, and Sindhudurg face the highest risk of "heavy to very heavy" downpours, with Pune district being similarly alerted.
Current impacts are already severe: Ratnagiri recorded 41.7mm rainfall in 24 hours ending Saturday morning, followed closely by Thane and Palghar (41.6mm each). Submerged roads paralyzed Khed and Dapoli, forcing closures on Borghar-Nato-Chinchwali and Chinchagarh-Koregaon-Bhiravi routes.
A landslide briefly blocked National Highway 166 before clearance crews restored access.
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