- IMD issues ‘orange’ alert for Gujarat as heavy downpour continues, water level rises in Dwarka dam
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday dials Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel
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AHMEDABAD, PORBANDAR, JULY 23
The NDRF on Sunday rescued three people, including a pregnant woman, after they were trapped in Gujarat’s Mocha village due to water logging.
#23/07/2023#Monsoon2023#Flood water rescue Ops#Team6NDRF
♦️Rescued a person trapped due to karmad Dam Overflow in Village-Kamliya , Taluk-Gondal, District- Rajkot #Gujarat.@NDRFHQ@collectorraj @ANI@PIBAhmedabad@GujaratPolice @PTI_News#NDRF4U pic.twitter.com/cAnZV9URNc— 06 NDRF VADODARA (@06NDRF) July 23, 2023
“As per information received from Police Inspector Madhavpur that a pregnant woman is trapped at Mocha village due to water logging, a team of 6th battalion NDRF conducted a rescue operation and safely rescued three persons,” NDRF stated.
#23/07/2023 #Monsoon2023"#FloodWaterRescue#Team6NDRF rescued 03 (02 male & 01 female) from low lying area of Kadachh in Porbandar #Gujarat and shifted them to safe place.@NDRFHQ@collectorpor @ANI@PIBAhmedabad@GujaratPolice @PTI_News#NDRF4U pic.twitter.com/nFHrbJsl5C
— 06 NDRF VADODARA (@06NDRF) July 23, 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Gujarat in the next 24 hours. It has been informed that the state would witness more than 20 cm of rainfall and it may continue at isolated places.
— 06 NDRF VADODARA (@06NDRF) July 23, 2023
Dr Naresh Kumar, IMD Scientist says, “At present, the monsoon is in the active phase… So under its influence, extremely heavy rainfall is already occurring over the state of Gujarat which will continue for the next 24 hours. Extremely heavy rainfall means more than 20 cm. Thereafter heavy rainfall may continue at isolated places.”
Day or night, rain or sunshine, #Gujaratpolice is always at your service.@CMOGuj @sanghaviharsh @GujaratPolice
@SPAmdRural pic.twitter.com/q0oXZSN2D9— DGP Gujarat (@dgpgujarat) July 23, 2023
Amid the incessant rain battering several parts of Gujarat, the National Defence Response Forces (NDRF) team on Saturday conducted a rescue operation in the Junagadh district of the region.
Water, water everywhere. But then, so is #GujaratPolice. Proud of SP Junagadh and his entire team!!@CMOGuj @sanghaviharsh @GujaratPolice @SP_Junagadh pic.twitter.com/jRKW4S3GbS
— DGP Gujarat (@dgpgujarat) July 23, 2023
The NDRF personnel in the rescue operation reached out to the general public and assisted them to cross the city’s flooded and waterlogged regions into safer areas.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red, orange, and yellow alerts for various Gujarat districts till July 24. In the past few days, Gujarat experienced relentless heavy rainfall, resulting in floods in low-lying regions of Saurashtra and Kutch.
જૂનાગઢ શહેરમાં અતિભારે વરસાદ બાદ સફાઈના સેવાયજ્ઞમાં જોડાવા માગતી સંસ્થાઓ જિલ્લા કંટ્રોલરૂમનો સંપર્ક કરે : કલેકટર શ્રી અનિલકુમાર રાણાવાસીયા
જિલ્લા કંટ્રોલરૂમના સંપર્ક નંબર- ૦૨૮૫-૨૬૩૩૪૪૬/૪૭/૪૮ @collectorjunag @CMOGuj @RaghavjiPatel pic.twitter.com/FYOp1p590I— Info Junagadh GoG (@InfoJunagadhGoG) July 23, 2023
Bhavnagar taluka recorded the highest rainfall of 117 mm between 6 am and 10 am Sunday. In Junagadh, at least 12 roads were closed to traffic due to flooding and 320 people were evacuated from rural areas.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad was flooded with rain waters causing untold convenience to the passengers on Saturday night.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and enquired about the flood-like situation occurring in various parts of the state due to recent heavy rainfall.
Shah spoke to Gujarat’s Chief Minister as the state is battered by heavy monsoon rains with flood-like situations in its multiple cities. In the Junagadh district of Gujarat, heavy rains displayed their fury with cars being washed away by rivers.