Mumbai, July 6 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that the district administrations have been put on high alert amid heavy rains battering the state, and stated that the restoration work for the Mumbai-Pune Expressway is underway after the damage caused by the landslide.

Fadnavis said this after chairing a review meeting at the Disaster Control Room in Mantralaya over heavy rains and landslides in various parts of Maharashtra. Disaster Management Minister Girish Mahajan and senior officers attended the meeting.

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Fadnavis said that the Mumbai Metro and buses are operating normally, with a few disruptions in the local railway network.

The Chief Minister said, "We held a ...