Write a report on recent flood at kolhapur
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Floods have hit the districts of Kolhapur and Sangli hard with the city of Sangli completely marooned, and over two lakh people living without electricity in affected areas, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday after conducting an aerial survey.
Several water-supply schemes have become dysfunctional and crops and houses have been damaged with thousands shifted to safer places, Devendra Fadnavis said, adding that restoring water and electricity supply was the priority.
"During the aerial survey, I found most of the Sangli city surrounded by water. My helicopter was not given permission to land at Sangli and Karad. Since Kolhapur has an airport, I could land here and meet affected people," Devendra Fadnavis said.
Eleven rescue teams including five of National Disaster Response Force were operating in Sangli, and he had sought five more teams from the Defence Ministry for the district, he said.
Teams of doctors were ready in Mumbai to travel to flood-affected areas with supplies of medicines, he said.
Talking about nine persons drowning after a rescue boat capsized in Sangli, Fadnavis said it was carrying over 30 people and it turned turtle when its engine got stuck in a tree branch. The incident happened because of panic, he said.
In Karad in Satara district flood water was receding, he said.
Air-lifting of stranded persons is the last resort as it requires stable weather to enable hovering, he said.
"As many as 223 villages in Kolhapur have been affected. 18 have been completely marooned. About 28,897 persons are affected out of which 8,923 people were shifted.