Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s planned visit to Pune on Thursday was cancelled due to heavy rainfall that has severely impacted the city. Pune experienced 131 mm of rainfall on Wednesday, marking the highest 24-hour September rainfall in 86 years. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Thursday, predicting continued heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds.
The previous record for September rainfall was set on September 21, 1938, with 132.3 mm. The final rainfall data starting from 8:30 am on Wednesday will be released on Thursday and may surpass the historic 1938 figure.
Postponed Events in Pune
Prime Minister Modi was scheduled to flag off a Metro train and launch various development projects worth over ₹22,600 crore during his visit. These projects included the inauguration of the Pune Metro section from District Court to Swargate, marking the completion of Phase-1 of the Metro.
In addition, he was set to lay the foundation stone for the Swargate-Katraj extension, which has a development cost of approximately ₹2,950 crore.
