India / Parts of Gujarat get heavy rains 380 shifted to safer places in Anand district NDRF deployed

Gujrat | Heavy rains brought life to a standstill in many parts of Gujarat and flood-like situation prevailed in low-lying areas of Surat, Banaskantha and Anand districts. Surat's Palsana taluk recorded 209 mm of rain till Saturday morning.

A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), deployed by the district administration, evacuated 380 people from rain-hit villages in Anand district after heavy rains caused flooding in some villages of Borsad taluka on Thursday, officials said. .

During the last 24 hours till 6 am on Saturday, many areas were submerged due to heavy rains in some parts of South Gujarat and Banaskantha in North Gujarat.

According to the government's State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC), the city of Surat has also been affected by the rains. The maximum of 209 mm in Palsana taluka of the district. Rain was recorded. Other taluks of Surat district are Bardoli (125 mm.), Ulpad (118 mm.) and Chorayasi (117 mm.). Rain was recorded.

According to SEOC data, apart from Navsari, Tapi and Valsad districts of South Gujarat, Banaskantha in North Gujarat also received heavy rains, especially in Deodar (190 mm), Deesa (120 mm) and Amirgarh (120 mm). rained out.

Several shops in the low-lying areas of Deesa town were submerged. Roads and underpasses were waterlogged, disrupting traffic. The same is the case in the low-lying areas of Surat city.

A total of 380 people from two villages in Borsad taluka were shifted to safer places due to floods in low-lying areas, the Disaster Management Officer of Anand district administration said. The rain has stopped in the area and the water level has receded, but around 140 people have still not been able to return home.

The NDRF team is searching for a person who got washed away in heavy rains in Siswa village of the district, but so far without any success.

The SEOC said that out of the total 251 talukas in Gujarat, about 176 received rainfall and 39 of them received 50 mm of rain during the 24 hours till Saturday morning. rained out.

The Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain in many parts of Gujarat in the next five days. Along with this, heavy to very heavy rains have been predicted in some districts of South and Central Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch areas.