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Article: Flood situation critical in Sangli, Kolhapur.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
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Flood situation critical in Sangli, Kolhapur
Sangli (Maha), Aug 01 (PTI) The flood situation continues to be critical in Sangli and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra prompting authorities to deploy army in Shirol taluka to evacuate 10,000 people to safer places, even as situation has improved in Satara, Solapur and Pune where nine people have died since Saturday, official sources said today.
Last night around 10,000 people were shifted from flood-hit areas of the district, Collector Praveen Darade said adding that 11 villages continue to remain cut off.
The situation is critical but under control and no casualty has been reported from Kolhapur, ...