Due to a landslide at Patan village near Lohgad Fort and continuous heavy rainfall, traffic movement on both the Pune–Mumbai Expressway and the old Mumbai–Pune Highway has been severely affected on Monday (July 6, 2026).

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A family is reported to have been caught up within the impact area of the landslide, and rescue operations have been initiated.

The traffic police have issued a public appeal, requesting that citizens refrain from undertaking any journeys between Pune and Mumbai until further notice. “Those planning to travel are advised to postpone their journeys and follow the traffic advisories and updates issued by government agencies.”

“We request your cooperation in the interest of public safety,” the traffic advisory said. “There have also been flood-like situations in certain parts and on the roads in the Maval and Tamini Ghat areas, which include the alternate routes to reach Mumbai from Pune.” the advisory added.

Accordingly, the following routes have been closed until further instruction:

1. Pune Mumbai Expressway – between connecting link and missing link due to falling of a concrete pillar.

2. Old Pune Mumbai Highway due to over flowing water at certain points.

The monsoon has not moved from Harne in Konkan and Solapur in Madhya Maharashtra for five days. The Meteorological Department forecast a change in this situation after June 18, with the monsoon expected to become active in parts of the State between June 18 and July 2.

According to a document from the Meteorological Department, the monsoon entered lower Konkan on June 6 and reached Harne and Solapur within a short period. Predictions of a rapid advance across the state followed. However, the progress has since been delayed. Officials attribute this to a change in weather conditions and winds from the north that carry heat and lack moisture. These factors have affected the monsoon winds.

On Saturday (June 13, 2026), the monsoon moved toward Hyderabad, coastal Odisha, parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. In Maharashtra, the monsoon has not advanced. Some parts of the State are recording rains with thunder, even as other areas await the monsoon’s arrival.

The Meteorological Department’s forecast for the period from June 18 to July 2 indicates that the monsoon may become active in parts of the state. If this happens, citizens will receive relief from the heat. During the initial days of this phase, the south Konkan coast is expected to see more influence. Vidarbha may see less influence until June 25, after which the influence is estimated to increase. The monsoon is then expected to gradually become active over the entire Konkan coast. Weather experts State that during this period, the monsoon may become active in most parts of the rest of the state as well.