Pune and surrounding areas like Sinhagad, Panshet, and others were lashed by heavy unseasonal rains on Sunday, causing a lot of traffic congestion and damaging the paddy and other crops.

The weather in this area has been cloudy since Friday, and the rain started with strong winds in the afternoon. There were intermittent showers of rain till late evening. The farmer’s hard work done throughout the year has been ruined by such rain, leading to huge financial losses.

Those travelling back to Pune after celebrating Diwali faced a heavy traffic jam on the Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway.

Light rain likely till October 29

Light rain accompanied by lightning and thunder fell in some areas of Pune city and its surroundings on Sunday. Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted that light rain in the city and i

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