Aurangabad :
Heavy rains in several talukas of Maharashtra’s Parbhani district on Friday and Saturday has damaged crops, inundated low-lying areas and cut off communication with some villages, a senior official said.
According to data released by the divisional commissioner’s office, Palam, Selu and Pathari talukas in Parbhani received 67mm, 47.60 and 27mm rainfall respectively during a 24-hour period ending at 8:30am on Saturday.
Parbhani is over 190 kilometres from here and is one of the eight districts of Aurangabad Division.
“Some areas of Palam, Selu and Pathari have received heavy rains in the past couple of days. We have lost contact with 11 villages. Crops have been damaged as well. Officials are monitoring the situation and assessing losses,” Collector P Shiv Shankar told PTI.
