Gujarat Hit Hard By Rain, Receives 398 mm In 24 Hours

An official reported on Saturday that numerous sections of Gujarat had recently seen heavy rainfall that had inundated low-lying areas of cities and villages and resembled flooding.

According to the official, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were sent to some of the worst-affected areas, including Kutch, Jamnagar, Junagadh, and Navsari.

Authorities claim that numerous districts in the Saurashtra-Kutch and south Gujarat regions had very severe rains, which resulted in waterlogging in low-lying areas and flooded communities.

“Various villages and towns in Junagadh, Jamnagar, Kutch, Valsad, Navsari, Mehsana, and Surat were also affected by flooding”, the officials continued.

Gandhidham railway station in Kutch was also submerged due to the district’s extremely severe rain.

The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) stated that the Junagadh district’s Visavadar taluka received 398 mm of exceptionally heavy rain over the course of a 24-hour period that ended at 6 am on Saturday.

“Some of the worst-hit locations included Jamnagar taluka in Jamnagar district (269 mm), Kaprada in Valsad (247 mm), Anjar in Kutch (239 mm), and Khergam in Navsari (222 mm)”, the SEOC added.

Friday night, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel convened an emergency meeting with government representatives at the SEOC in Gandhinagar and gave them instructions to concentrate on rescue and relief efforts, including evacuating residents of low-lying districts.

According to a government announcement, Patel spoke with the collectors of the districts of Junagadh and Kutch, who updated him on the rain situation, including waterlogging in villages in the Visavadar taluka and evacuation of residents along with other relief measures.

As per the India Meteorological Department, the state will have less intense rain on Saturday, and by Sunday, things should return to normal.

However, the department issued a warning about isolated areas in the districts of north and south Gujarat and Saurashtra experiencing heavy rainfall until Sunday morning.

The IMD added that until Wednesday morning, various areas of the state may experience light to moderate rainfall.

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