On the second consecutive day, the situation in the state of Gujarat continues to be alarming due to heavy rainfall. Several parts of Vadodara and Valsad are still under water and the teams of the Army, NDRF and SDRF are called in for the rescue and relief operations. The authorities have till now relocated over 8,500 stranded people to safer locations.
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel held a review meeting on Wednesday evening on the rain and flood situation in the state with district collectors and municipal commissioners at the State Emergency Operation Centre, in Gandhinagar.
#WATCH | Gujarat Ministers Rushikesh Patel and Jagdish Vishwakarma visit flood-affected areas in Vadodara to take stock of the situation.
(Video: Minister Rushikesh Patel’s office) pic.twitter.com/XMZ0bgvMSy
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Vadodara is one of the worst-hit city during flash floods in Gujarat. “Four columns of the Army are engaged in relief and rescue work in the city. The situation is alarming in Vadodara as many areas are still under 10 to 12 feet of water. The local administration has shifted more than 5,000 people to safer places and rescued nearly 1,200 stranded people,” minister Rushikesh Patel informed the media.
#WATCH | Gujarat: NDRF carries out relief and rescue operations as heavy rains cause flood-like situation in Valsad. pic.twitter.com/vuunsV7073
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Siddharth Nagar, Akota, Harni-Sama road, Fatehgunj, Munjmahuda and Vadsar were among the worst-affected areas, Patel informed, adding that more boats have been sent to expedite the relief and rescue work. More than 38,000 food packets have been distributed and another one lakh packets are ready for distribution for flood affected people.
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Amid heavy rains in Gujarat, the Indian Coast Guard has rescued 13 fishermen on board a boat adrift in the Arabian Sea off the coast in the state’s Devbhumi Dwarka district, the maritime security agency said on Wednesday, reported PTI.
Heavy rains in Gujarat have led to floods across Saurashtra region. Extremely severe floods and water logging in Jamnagar, Rajkot, Dwarka and other parts of the region. pic.twitter.com/HQRwwBIoW6
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The state government has been allocated six Army columns for rescue operations, while 14 platoons of the NDRF and 22 SDRF platoons have been deployed for disaster management efforts. Additionally, the Navy and Coast Guard have joined in the rescue and relief operations, according to the state government, as per the PTI report.
With the weather department predicting heavy rainfall at isolated parts of the state on Thursday too, the authorities are on alert.
