The government has set up 187 camps in Kolhapur and 117 camps in Sangli, where people are being provided food and medical help. I appeal to everyone to contribute offline/online via the CMReliefFund.Meanwhile, the teams from Goa, too, continued with their rescue mission in Kolhapur.Shirdi trust donates Rs 10 croreHelp has started pouring in for flood-affected people in western Maharashtra, with the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SST) of Shirdi announcing financial assistance of Rs 10 crore.Meanwhile, the existing 14 Navy teams in Kolhapur had proceeded to Shiroli village (Shirol block) near Kolhapur for rescue operations.The government has set up 187 camps in Kolhapur and 117 camps in Sangli, where people are being provided food and medical help.Meanwhile, a national disaster response force (NDRF) team rescued several pregnant women from Kolhapur’s Karnoor village, who were later taken to the local hospital. 

The teams were moved there at around 6 am Saturday.chinadzgroup. It is time to stand united and help flood-affected people,” Mr Fadnavis said. Meanwhile, three more bodies were recovered in the boat capsize incident that took place on Thursday in Palus Taluka of Sangli district. The Navy has reportedly kept two teams on standby in North Goa. (Photo: ASIAN AGE) # Mumbai: Rescue efforts continued in full swing in the flood-affected districts of Maharashtra on Saturday, even as water levels continued to recede. Mr Fadnavis told media persons that over seven tons of food, food grains and water were distributed to people until Friday. They continued the rescue effort from Shivaji bridge even as heavy rains lashed the area.The RSS Jankalyan Samiti has started providing medicines, food, water and healthcare at several places in Kolhapur. Many social organisations are also actively engaged with the government."

Additional divers to augment the teams were provided through air sorties from Goa to Kolhapur. Till late Friday, four rescue teams deployed at Chikhali village had evacuated people stranded in areas inundated by water. Muslim activists of the Rashtra Seva Dal have decided to donate ‘some part of the Bakri Eid Qurbani amount’ to flood-affected people. To tide over this natural calamity, the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 10 crore to the chief minister’s relief fund for flood-affected people,” SST chairperson Suresh Haware said Saturday."The additional 15 rescue teams of the Indian Navy with boats and rescue equipment were airlifted from Visakhapatnam to Kolhapur. "The financial aid can be deposited to the organisation’s Bank of Maharashtra branch in Kolhapur (account number 60025310280, IFSC code MAHB0000326),” said Vinayak Kulkarni from the Jankalyan Samiti.The Shirdi-based trust has also decided to send medical teams and medicines to the flood-hit areas, he said. 

A total of 980 people, including 597 women, 190 children and around 193 patients-elderly people were rescued to safety throughout Friday,” Mr Karnik said. We are ready to hear and act on your suggestions. (sic)”Navy rushes 15 more teams to KolhapurThe Navy Saturday rushed an additional 15 teams for rescue and relief operations from Vishakhapatnam to Kolhapur. Addressing a press conference later, Mr Fadnavis attributed the flooding to "unprecedented” rainfall during this monsoon.Over four lakh people have been moved to safer locations from the flood-hit parts of Maharashtra in the last five days, including 3

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