Waterlogging in a number of components of Rajkot following heavy rainfall within the metropolis.
Ahmedabad:
Torrential rains pounded a number of areas in Gujarat on Sunday, resulting in water-logging and disruption of regular life at many locations.
As rivers swelled and lots of lakes overflew, a excessive alert was sounded for 108 dams, officers mentioned.
An alert has been issued for 14 dams whereas a warning has been sounded for 17 dams, after they obtained heavy influx of water as a result of rains, they mentioned.
Parts of Mehsana, Patan, Surat, Gir Somnath, Sabarkantha, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Aravalli and Surendranagar districts have been receiving very heavy rains since Sunday morning.
A senior official mentioned 13 groups of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed whereas one other 13 groups of the NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are placed on standby.
Water-logging brought on by intense spells disrupted regular life in Mehsana and Patan apart from in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.
Low-lying areas in lots of districts had been flooded after a number of dams and lakes began overflowing, officers mentioned, including that gates of many dams had been opened.
Kadi in Mehsana obtained 289 mm rainfall between 6 am and four pm on Sunday, adopted by Becharji (224 mm) in the identical district, as per the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).
Sarswati in Patan obtained 207 mm rainfall whereas Jotana in Mehsana obtained 186 mm rainfall, it mentioned, including that Umarpada in Surat obtained 185 mm rainfall.
The met division has predicted heavy to extraordinarily heavy rainfall in lots of districts in north, south and east- central Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch until Tuesday morning.
Gujarat Chief Secretary Anul Mukim held a evaluate assembly with officers following the met division’s warning of intense spells.
“As many as 44 rivers and 41 lakes in the state were overflowing due to heavy rains,” mentioned Relief Commissioner Harshad Patel.
Out of 205 dams, a excessive alert has been sounded for 108 dams, whereas 14 dams are placed on alert. A warning has been issued for 17 dams, as per the federal government.
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is 60.83 per cent full whereas 68 dams are full to the brim, Patel mentioned.
The state has up to now obtained 94.57 per cent of the typical annual rainfall, he mentioned, including that Kutch obtained the best 162 per cent rainfall within the state.
Due to the rainfall, 95 per cent sowing is accomplished within the state, he mentioned.
“State and local administration is ready to deal with the situation arising out of the heavy rainfall,” he mentioned.
As many as 57 talukas of the state have obtained over 1,000 mm rainfall throughout the present season, Patel mentioned.
He mentioned 129 talukas have obtained 501-1000 mm rainfall whereas 63 talukas obtained 251-500 mm rainfall. Only two talukas have obtained rainfall within the vary of 126 mm to 250 mm.
No taluka has obtained lower than 5 mm rainfall, Patel mentioned.
A complete of 13,108 individuals within the state have been shifted to safer locations up to now within the final two months as a result of flooding of low-lying areas, Patel mentioned, including that 2,077 of those individuals are nonetheless staying in safer locations.
Eight state highways amongst 138 roads have been closed for visitors.
Fishermen have been suggested to not enterprise into the Arabian sea within the south Gujarat coast, he mentioned.
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