Photos — Kalyan creek water wreaks havoc, residents asked to shift to safer place

KALYAN: As heavy rains continued to lash the city, the water level in Kalyan creek crossed the danger mark and entered into over 200 houses close to the creek in Govindwadi area.
The creek water also entered into several tabelas (shed) located near the creek, due to which around 3,000 buffaloes were shifted to Govidwadi flyover.

The administration has asked people residing close to creek to get shifted to a safer place.

Meanwhile, the water level of Ulhas River in Badlapur has also risen due to heavy rains, prompting the civic and police authorities to request the residents living close to the river to shift to a safer place as a precautionary measure.
The Ulhas river has reached a danger level of 17.5 meter and low lying areas like Hendrepada, Rameshwadi and Barraj road in Badlapur have started witnessing waterlogging.
The traffic on Kalyan-Ahmednagar highway connecting Thane and Ahmednagar districts has come to a standstill after water of Murbadi river started overflowing near Kishor village on this highway.
Traffic has also been obstructed in Murbad taluka at Moroshi village due to soil erosion .