- Union Labour Minister and Porbandar MP Mansukh Mandaviya arrives at his constituency to assess the situation and coordinate relief efforts
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JULY 20
Flood-like situation prevailed in several districts in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region as heavy rains continued to batter the state on Saturday, cutting off villages and inundating low-lying areas, prompting rescue and relief operations and deployment of NDRF teams.
Dwarka taluka in Devbhumi Dwarka district recorded 163 mm of rainfall in 12 hours ended at 6 pm on Saturday, followed by Junagadh city and taluka (133 mm of rainfall), and Patan-Veraval in Gir Somnath district, which received 117 mm rainfall, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said.
Officials said 10 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed in the affected districts and rescue and relief operations were underway to shift stranded people from water-logged low-lying areas to safer places.
A cyclonic circulation persisted over Saurashtra and Kutch extending up to 5.8 km above the mean sea level and tilting southwestwards, the Met department said forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall coupled with extremely heavy rains in districts under the Saurashtra region and south Gujarat till Tuesday morning.
Amid heavy rains, Union Labour Minister and Porbandar MP Mansukh Mandaviya arrived at his constituency to assess the situation and coordinate relief efforts.
The minister convened a meeting to discuss measures being undertaken in areas affected by heavy rain and called for expediting relief efforts.
Meanwhile, torrential rains caused 16 reservoirs to overflow while an alert has been issued for 36 reservoirs and 25 dams. These dams also include the Sardar Sarovar dam, which is filled up to 50 to 70 per cent of its total capacity. Additionally, 206 other reservoirs are filled to 37.87 per cent of their storage capacities so far.
Additionally, 206 other reservoirs are filled to 37.87 per cent of their storage capacities so far.
