Uddhav Thackeray to visit flood-affected Solapur district today

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday will visit areas affected by heavy rains in parts of Solapur district to take stock of the damage.

According to official tour itinerary, Thackeray will visit Sangavi Khurd, Akkalkot and Rampur in the district.

He will also chair a review meeting with senior officials in Solapur, the statement said.

Earlier this week, heavy rains and floods claimed at least 48 lives in Pune, Aurangabad and Konkan divisions, while crops on lakhs of hectares were damaged.

As per the official information, till Friday, as many as 40,036 people had been shifted to safer places in four districts, including over 32,500 in Solapur and over 6,000 in Pune.