NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, AUG 14
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said he spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and took stock of the situation arising out of heavy rains and waterlogging in the state.
गुजरात के कुछ जिलों में भारी वर्षा के कारण हुए अत्यंत जलभराव के विषय में प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री श्री @vijayrupanibjp जी और मुख्यसचिव से बात कर केंद्र से हर सम्भव मदद सुनिश्चित की।
प्रदेश में NDRF की 14 टीमों को अलर्ट पर रखा गया है व जरुरत पढ़ने पर और टीम भी तुरंत भेजी जायेंगी।
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) August 14, 2020
He said 14 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been kept on alert in the state and more will be sent if needed.
#GujaratRains2020
🔶@NDRFHQ @ WORK 24×7 🔶Some villages of Morbi taluka, Dist Morbi
🔶flood-like situation due to heavy rains
🔶On requisition from district auth
🔶@6NDRFVADODARA teams evacuated citizens@HMOIndia @PMOIndia @BhallaAjay26 @PIBHomeAffairs @ANI @PIBAhmedabad pic.twitter.com/i4xo0LlLvD— ѕαtчα prαdhαnसत्य नारायण प्रधान ସତ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଧାନ (@satyaprad1) August 14, 2020
“I have talked to state Chief Minister @vijayrupanibjp ji and the chief secretary about the excessive waterlogging caused by heavy rains in some districts of Gujarat and ensured all possible help from the Centre,” the Union minister said in a tweet in Hindi.
He further said, “14 teams of NDRF have been kept on alert in the state and if necessary, more teams will also be sent immediately.”
Heavy rainfall inundated several parts of Gujarat on Friday. The rain is likely to continue for the next few days, according to the regional weather forecasting centre.
At least 225 roads, including 12 state highways, were closed following a heavy spell of rains in many parts of the state over the last two days, the Gujarat government said in a statement.
