- People affected by sudden release of water from Sardar Sarovar Dam yet to receive relief: Congress
- Three districts of Gujarat are still rain deficient as per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)’s latest data
NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, SEPT 20
It never rains but pours holds true for Gujarat. The state has been bearing the nature’s fury in the form of cyclone and monsoon floods this year. Farmers, fishermen and the coastal districts were the most affected.
#GujaratRain#IndianArmy at Vadodra & Ahmedabad promptly responded to #Gujarat Civ Adm to rescue 12 stranded civilians
Team reached site at Night & carried #rescue of 04 ladies, 02 Sr citizens & 03 children to safety & provided necessary #medical assistance@giridhararamane 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/xKRyHKpJuy
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) September 18, 2023
Gujarat has recorded a total of 886.03 mm of rainfall as on Wednesday, surpassing the average monsoon season expectations by 101.08 per cent. However, three districts of Gujarat are still rain deficient as per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)’s latest data.
#GujaratRains #GujaratiNews #GujaratRain
The rescued Senior citizen expressing his Thanks to #IndianArmy@adgpi @IaSouthern @CMOGuj @sanghaviharsh @ANI @DDNewsGujarati @gujratsamachar @InfoGujarat pic.twitter.com/z9NpXrpJhX
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) September 18, 2023
These three districts are Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Vadodara. The deficit of rainfall in Vaddoara and Gandhinarar is -22 percent each while in the case of Ahmedabad district it is minus 21 percent.
The diverse regions of Gujarat have experienced varying degrees of rainfall during this season, painting a picture of contrasting climatic conditions. The rainfall is still going on in some parts of the state.
Cumulative rainfall figures for prominent districts in Gujarat stand as follows: Ahmedabad at 71.71 per cent, Surat at 86.04 per cent, Vadodara at 77.93 per cent, and Rajkot at 120.82 per cent.
The Kutch region has witnessed 158.73 per cent of rainfall. Saurashtra follows closely behind at 119.68 per cent, while East Central Gujarat has witnessed 96.11 per cent of its expected rainfall. The North Gujarat region is not far behind at 95.52 per cent, and South Gujarat currently stands at 88.31 per cent of its average monsoon rainfall.
Anjar taluka in Kutch has witnessed the highest percentage of rainfall, standing at a 219.15 per cent.
Junagadh has witnessed 167.78 per cent of the total monsoon average while Kutch witnessed 158.73 per cent which is closely followed by Gir Somnath at 137.99 per cent.
Ahmedabad district has witnessed 71.71 per cent of the total monsoon average, marking it as the district with the lowest recorded percentage of rainfall thus far.
People affected by sudden release of water from Sardar Sarovar Dam yet to receive relief: Congress
સરકારી આફતથી તારાજ થયેલ ભરૂચનાં સ્થાનિકોની @INCGujarat ના પ્રતિનિધિમંડળ દ્વારા મુલાકાત. pic.twitter.com/LuQQNhHx3E
— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) September 20, 2023
The Congress on Wednesday alleged the recent flood-like situation in Bharuch and Narmada districts was “man-made” and occurred due to gross negligence by authorities managing the Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD), a charge rejected by the ruling BJP.
A delegation of senior Congress leaders visited the two districts in south Gujarat and claimed that affected people are still awaiting assistance from the government.
સરદાર સરોવર ડેમ માંથી પાણી છોડવાના કારણે ભરૂચ જિલ્લા માં અતિવૃષ્ટિ જેવી પરિસ્થિતિ સર્જાતા ભરૂચ ખાતે શ્રી @AmitChavdaINC (નેતા, વિપક્ષ ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા),શ્રી @_shaileshparmar (ઉપનેતા,વિપક્ષ ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા),પ્રદેશ નેતાઓ અને ભરૂચ જિલ્લા કોંગ્રેસ ના આગેવાનો સાથે મુલાકાત કરવામાં આવી. pic.twitter.com/sGbuENYl7u
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) September 20, 2023
The Congress alleged houses and properties of thousands of families in the affected parts of the two districts were damaged after “over 18 lakh cusec water” was released suddenly from the dam on September 17 due to “the BJP government’s urge to please Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday.” Cusec is a measure of the flow rate of water and is an abbreviation for cubic feet per second (which is equivalent to a flow of 28.317 litres per second).
“The flood-like situation created in the districts of Bharuch and Narmada was man-made and due to gross negligence on the part of the authorities managing the Sardar Sarovar dam,” the party said in a statement.
The delegation comprised the leader of the Congress legislative party Amit Chavda, deputy leader Shailesh Parmar, state working president Himmatsinh Patel, and senior leader Tushar Chaudhary.
The ruling BJP, however, has refuted the allegations saying the dam, situated near Ekta Nagar in Narmada district, received an unprecedented amount of water within just 36 hours from the upstream, which forced authorities to release 18 lakh cusecs of water into the downstream on September 17.
