<span style="color: #222222;">As many as 6.45 lakh people were shifted to safer locations till now in Kolhapur and Sangli- the worst flood affected districts of Western Maharashtra. According to district officials, with the relief operation going there in full swing, the civic life in the regions is also getting back to normalcy. <br />''<br />''The officials said that the level of the Krishna has gone down below danger level of 45 feet at Irwin Bridge in Sangli city, while the Panchganga is flowing at the danger level of 43 feet at Rajaram Weir near Kolhapur city. The officials informed that the situation in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur, which was almost marooned, had improved with  maximum help being provided there. Besides they said that carcasses of 150 animals were disposed of using scientific methods to prevent health hazards.<br />''<br />''Pune divisional commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar informed that with the recovery of a body of a drowned person yesterday, the death toll due to floods in western Maharashtra reached 50. While, three persons are still missing.Mhaisekar also said that the discharge of water from the Almatti dam in Karnataka has been maintained at 5,70,000 cubic feet per second.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said that the state government will seek assistance of Rs 6,813 crore from the Centre for flood relief.on the other hand, responding to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' appeal for financial aid for flood victims, people from different walks of life and institutions have donated Rs 20 crore in just two days in the CM Relief Fund.</span><br />