Heavy rainfall continued in Pune on Tuesday with lighter showers forecast from Wednesday, while supply disruptions at Gultekdi Market have caused swings in vegetable and fruit prices.
Shivajinagar recorded 97.5 mm of rain in 24 hours on Tuesday, down from 108.4 mm the previous day. Between July 1 and July 7, the station logged 301.1 mm, exceeding full-month July totals from most prior years.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain in Pune and suburbs from Wednesday. Scientist S D Sanap said the well-marked low-pressure area over East Madhya Pradesh is weakening, leading to reduced rainfall intensity over Maharashtra in the next 48 hours.
Heavy rain and landslides closed the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s Missing Link corridor for more than 18 hours on Monday. At Gultekdi Market, wholesale prices of leafy vegetables such as coriander and spinach have risen, while fruit rates including pomegranate and mangoes have fallen.
Trader Atul Raykar noted that tomato supplies from Satara were affected. Trader Yuvraj Kachi said pomegranate prices dropped from Rs 80-400 per kg to Rs 40-250 per kg.
