From Vadodara To Dwarka, Heavy Rains Torment Gujarat
While Central and South Gujarat are being hammered by the incessant rains, with a total of 22 talukas receiving more than 4 inches of rain in a matter of few hours, the rains have caused havoc in the region of Dwarka too. Nine have lost their lives and around 4238 are evacuated as the rain gods have unleashed their fury across Gujarat making overflowing river streams, filled-to-the-brim dams, cut-off villages, and flooded neighbourhoods seen in the documentaries, a reality happening in front of the eyes of citizens. A total of 236 talukas in Gujarat received rainfall in the last 24 hours, with 71 of them receiving rains more than two inches of rain.
The IMD has issued a Red Alert for extremely to exceptionally heavy rainfall in Anand and several other districts. Teams of NDRF have been on vigil with twenty SDRF teams and 11 NDRF teams being deployed in the affected districts of Vadodara, Surat, Bharuch, and Anand. The control rooms are working overtime. The largest dam in Gujarat, Sardar Sarovar is at it’s 54.61 % capacity speaks a lot about the volume of fresh water inflow. All of Gujarat’s 206 dams including Sardar Sarovar, Karjan, and Ukai, are receiving fresh water, out of which 46 are overflowing, 25 are at 70% water level, 51 are on high alert, and 12 are under warning, according to the State’s Commissioner of Relief, Alok Kumar Pandey. A total of 666 roads, including 17 state highways, 42 other roads, and 607 panchayat roads, are closed due to water overflow.
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