Firefighters clear a fallen tree following strong winds in Sattari on Monday evening.
VALPOI
Some houses and electricity lines were damaged while traffic was disrupted as several parts of Sattari taluka were affected by strong winds accompanied by heavy rainfall on Monday evening.
The sudden storm caused trees to fall at several locations in Nagargao, Brahmakarmali, Shingne and Naneli in Thane Panchayat. Large trees fell on houses and electricity lines, causing property damage and disruption to power infrastructure. Fallen trees on roads also obstructed traffic, disrupting vehicular movement at certain places. Fortunately, no loss of life was reported.
According to the Valpoi Fire Station, 10 incidents were reported on Monday evening. The firefighters removed fallen trees and branches from roads and cleared routes for traffic.
According to the available information, the fire personnel cleared obstructions at nine locations. However, a tree that had fallen on a house at Naneli could not be removed immediately due to a power outage in the area.
In the incidents reported, a large tree fell on a house as well as an electricity line at Brahmakarmali in the Nagargao Panchayat area. Another incident was reported in the same locality, when a tree fell on an electricity line. Both incidents affected the power supply in the area.
In Nagargao, a large jackfruit tree fell on the road at Shelop. It was cleared and the road was subsequently reopened to traffic.
A large mango tree located beside the house of Prakash Gaonkar at Naneli, under the Thane Panchayat area, fell on the house, causing damage to the structure.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. However, due to damage to the electricity lines and the subsequent power outage, it was not possible to remove the fallen tree on Monday night. Fire department sources said that the tree removal operation would be undertaken on Tuesday morning.
Another incident was reported at Nagargao, where a jungle tree fell across the road, obstructing traffic. A Valpoi fire tender later removed the fallen tree. At Bhuipal, a coconut tree caught fire at Dhangarwada. No loss of life or major property damage was reported in the incident.
