According to reports, heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) limits on Thursday (02 April) caused multiple emergency incidents. Details are as follows:

• Between 1414 hours and 1925 hours (local time), the fire control room received several distress calls in PCMC, including one incident of fire at an electrical distribution point (DP), 17 cases of tree falls, and a wall collapse in the Ravet area.
• No casualties or injuries were reported in the tree fall incidents. However, in several cases, parked vehicles were damaged after trees fell on them, causing property loss.
• A total of 10 fire tenders, two rescue vans, and around 80 personnel were deployed to manage the situation and bring incidents under control.
• Several areas in Pune including Kondhwa, Uttamnagar and Hadapsar, experienced near cloud-burst-like conditions on Thursday (02 April). This led to the disruption of daily life and traffic movement.
• According to the data, extremely high precipitation was recorded within just one hour across various locations in the city. Khadakwasla reported 99 mm of rainfall, followed by Sinhagad Road at 94.8 mm and Bibvewadi at 7 mm.
• Other areas also witnessed substantial showers, including Kothrud at 64.8 mm, Warje at 56.4 mm, Wanwadi at 53.2 mm, Shivajinagar at 48.4 mm, Dhole Patil Road at 48.2 mm and Hadapsar at 36.4 mm.
• Additionally, lightning strikes caused damage to power lines in certain locations. Electricity supply has since been restored in some of these affected areas. In Kothrud, lightning damaged the Kundannagari feeder’s protection system, causing a power outage. Supply was rerouted, restoring power, but two transformers remain offline.
• A separate Nanded City EHV line trip disrupted power for 30 minutes; service was restored immediately after the rain stopped. Shivajinagar: Power outages affected the University, Khadki, Bavdhan, Baner, and Shivaji Housing Society areas. The University line has been restored.
• Pimpri/Bhosari: The Ravet 22 kV line is down, affecting 58 transformers. Mahavitaran is working to restore power via alternative routes. Parvati: A fallen tree at the old Parvati substation interrupted power. Crews are removing the tree to restore service. Waterlogging interrupted power on the Prayeja and Madhukosh feeders.
• Patrols are underway along the Khadakwasla and Shravan feeder lines to identify and repair faults. In Bund Garden, tree branches on overhead lines caused an outage in Vadachiwadi; the Wadia feeder was restored via an alternate route within an hour. Rasta Peth: The high-voltage line serving Kondhwa and Yewalewadi is damaged, causing power outages in those areas.