Currently, water is visible everywhere in Gujarat. Be it rivers, lakes or waterfalls, everything is in the sun. Heavy rains and floods have disrupted life. People have left their homes in flood-hit areas. At present Gujarat does not hope to get any relief. It will face more rains and outbreak of floods, as the Meteorological Department has issued a rainfall alert till August 30. So far 26 people have died due to floods in Gujarat, while 18 thousand people have been shifted to safer places. Relief and rescue teams have rescued 1200 people from the floods.
In Gujarat, 191 talukas received rainfall ranging from 1 mm to 279 mm in 10 hours from 6 am to 4 pm on Thursday. Mandvi in Kutch district received four more inches of rain in just two hours from 12 noon to 2 am, while another two inches of rain was recorded from 2 pm to 4 am. Seven inches of rain has been recorded in Mundra and five and a half inches in Devbhoomi Dwarka.
238 talukas have received significant rainfall in the last 24 hours. Bhanwad in Dwarka recorded the highest rainfall of 12 inches. Abdasa of Kutch has received 11 inches of rain. Kalyanpur of Dwarka has received 10.5 inches of rain. 9 inches of rain has been recorded in Lakhpat of Kutch. Dwarka received 9 inches of rain. Jamjodhpur received 9 inches, Mandvi 7.2 inches and Jamnagar 6.9 inches.
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Rajkot’s Moj Dam has overflowed
Moj Dam has overflowed due to continuous rain in Rajkot. Water has been released from the dam due to continuous water inflow. 24 gates of the dam have been opened up to 2 feet. The dam has an inflow and outflow of 29 thousand cusecs of water. As water is released from the dam, the river has become wild. Villages on Moj Kantha have been alerted.
According to information received from the State Emergency Operations Center, 1,785 citizens have been rescued and 13,183 citizens have been shifted to safer places in the last 24 hours. Besides 17 teams of NDRF, 25 teams of SDRF, 9 units of Army have been deployed in the state for relief and rescue operations.
CM Bhupendra Patel reached Jamnagar and Dwarka
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reached Jamnagar and Dwarka on Thursday to take stock of the flood situation. First of all he reached Jamnagar. Here he held a meeting with senior officers and officials and took stock of the entire rainfall situation in the district. After this he left for Dwarka. Here he visited the slum area of Ramnagar and took information about the situation. After this a discussion was held with the organization and elected representatives of Khambhalia Taluka Mandal. After that visited the shelter home built near the temple in Sonal.
Vadodara caused the worst flood damage
Vadodara is the most affected city in Gujarat due to heavy rains. Till yesterday there was a lot of water on the roads here. The situation has improved a bit today, as the water level in the Vishwamitri river has dropped to 32 feet from 37 feet in the morning. However, many low-lying areas of the city are still waterlogged. Due to heavy rains and release of water from Ajwa Dam, the water level of Vishwamitri river had risen above the danger mark of 25 feet two days ago.
PM Modi took information about the flood situation
In a post on ‘X’, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said, “Gujarat has been receiving continuous rain for the past three days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called me to ask about the situation. Prime Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the Prime Minister expressed concern over the floods in Vishwamitri river. and also learned about the relief and rescue measures for the people of Vadodara.
24 rivers above danger mark
In Gujarat, 140 reservoirs, dams and 24 rivers are flowing above the danger mark. 122 out of 206 dams have been put on high alert due to sharp rise in water level. Road traffic and train movement have also been disrupted as roads and railway lines have been submerged due to rain. Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway said that 48 trains have been cancelled, 14 partially canceled and 6 trains stopped midway. Routes of 23 trains have been changed.
