Heavy rain lashed south Gujarat on Saturday and Sunday, prompting a number of hundred folks to relocate to security in Valsad and Navsari districts, officers reported. Steady rainfall over the previous 48 hours has flooded low-lying areas, disrupting every day life and halting site visitors.
Based on the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), Vapi taluka in Valsad district recorded the best rainfall within the state, with 326 millimetres in 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Sunday, whereas Khergam in Navsari acquired 248 mm throughout the identical interval, information company PTI reported.
VIDEO | Heavy rainfall lashed elements of Gujarat’s Navsari earlier in the present day.
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As per an official, different districts, together with Surat, Tapi, and Narmada, have additionally been severely impacted by the downpour. Over 600 residents in low-lying areas of Valsad have been moved to safer places because of the heavy rainfall.
“A complete of 17 individuals have been shifted in Bilimora metropolis after flooding in low-lying areas. The administration can be protecting an in depth watch on rising water ranges of Purna and Kaveri rivers,” AM Gamit, Govt Justice of the Peace (Catastrophe) of Navsari instructed to PTI.
CM Bhupendra Patel has instructed district collectors to make sure the security of residents, together with well timed evacuations, and to safeguard livestock. He additionally confirmed that State and Nationwide Catastrophe Response Forces (SDRF and NDRF) have been deployed and are on standby for help.
#WATCH | Gujarat: NDRF staff rescued an individual caught within the Auranga river within the Khanjan Palia space of Valsad
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Rise In Water Degree Of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam
In the meantime, the water stage on the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam rose to 135.30 metres on Sunday, slightly below its full reservoir capability of 138.68 metres. SSNNL officers reported that the dam was receiving 2,65,748 cusecs of water from upstream, prompting the opening of 15 radial gates for water discharge.
“Whereas 1,75,000 cusecs water was flowing out by way of the gates, 36,975 cusecs water was being launched into the river from the riverbed powerhouse and 23,081 cusecs from canal head powerhouse,” an SSNNL official mentioned.
#WATCH | Gujarat: 15 gates of Sardar Sarovar Dam, Narmada have been opened on account of elevated water movement. pic.twitter.com/15DDlKkSuu
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As of Sunday, 206 reservoirs in Gujarat held 3.64 lakh million cubic toes of water, which is 65 per cent of their complete storage capability. Of those, 72 reservoirs have been positioned on excessive alert, and 15 have been on alert because of the vital rise in water ranges, officers additionally mentioned.
The state has acquired 81.81 per cent of its common annual rainfall to this point this season, with south Gujarat recording 97.52 per cent, Kutch 90.18 per cent, and Saurashtra 84.92 per cent.
As per SEOC knowledge, the north and east central areas of Gujarat have acquired low rainfall as in comparison with the southern half and Saurashtra-Kutch. Thus far North Gujarat has acquired 64.91 per cent of common annual rainfall, whereas east-central Gujarat has acquired 68.84 per cent.