According to the latest report, the Pune-Bangalore highway, which had been closed for the past four days due to floods, has been finally reopened to traffic since this morning, July 27.
Superintendent of Police Shailesh Balkwade on Tuesday morning, July 27, checked whether the traffic could be resumed. Accordingly, heavy vehicles were allowed to start at 10.30 am. In the first phase, only essential service vehicles are being released and heavy vehicles carrying petrol-diesel, milk and water have been started, he added.
NH-4 पुणे ते बेंगलोर या मार्गावर फक्त अत्यावश्यक सेवेतील अवजड वाहनांची वाहतूक सुरु ...
— KOLHAPUR POLICE (@KOLHAPUR_POLICE) July 26, 2021
"पूर-परिस्थितीचा अंदाज घेऊन इतर वाहनांबाबत सायंकाळनंतर निर्णय घेण्यात येईल" - जिल्हा पोलीस प्रमुख pic.twitter.com/3YJW2NoSyk
" पुणे - बेंगलोर NH -४ हायवे वाहतूकीकरीता सुरु करण्यात आलेला आहे." सदर महामार्गावर दोन्ही बाजूकडून वाहतूक सुरळीतपणे सुरू आहे. pic.twitter.com/vspYZWonC1
— KOLHAPUR POLICE (@KOLHAPUR_POLICE) July 27, 2021
Although the water level is declining, small vehicles and two-wheelers are still not allowed on the route for precautionary measures.
Heavy rains for three days in a row led to floods in various districts of Maharashtra. As a result, 35 roads in the district including Kolhapur to Sangli, Kolhapur to Ratnagiri, Kolhapur to Panhala on the Pune-Bangalore highway were closed for traffic.
There were more than six to seven feet of water on the highway. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on both sides as the road was closed on Friday evening, July 23.
Nearly 2,000 Karnataka connected vehicles, were stuck on the national highway, mention officials. Since Friday, the highway has restricted its services to commuters as a certain section was underwater due to the high water levels caused due to the intense downpour in the area.
Moreover, the traffic on the Mumbai-Goa highway has also resumed after five days. Currently, vehicles up to eight feet high are only allowed.
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