Nashik Municipal Corporation issues alert for low lying areas following heavy downpour

Nashik | Tuesday | 17th July, 2018

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NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation has issued an alert for residents of low lying areas following continued heavy rains in the city and discharge of over 3,000 cusecs of water from Gangapur dam “In addition, water from places around the river had gone into it. Hence, at present there is 8,000 cusecs of water in the river,” Mahajan said. There is water even below the building of Purohit Sangh due to which pooja is not being performed there. “There is no danger as yet but we have issued the alert for safety. However, many pilgrims are visiting temples that are on the other side of the road and sprinkling water from Godavari on themselves.“We cannot take a holy dip in Ramkund and hence we are sprinkling water on ourselves..