On Monday, low-lying districts in Gujarat were hit by persistently strong rainfall. As a result of rain-related incidents, three individuals lost their lives, seven are missing, and hundreds have been moved to safer locations.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted “heavy to very heavy rains,” with isolated extremely heavy downpours anticipated in various state districts through Thursday morning. As a result, the administration is prepared for further rain.
To evaluate the current state of circumstances, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel held a virtual conference with superintendents of police, district collectors, and senior city civic authorities. “Heavy to very heavy” rainfall is expected in several Gujarati districts, including Vadodara, Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad, Amreli, and Bhavnagar, through Tuesday morning, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast on Monday.
Additionally, IMD had on Monday issued a “red alert” for the district. Other districts that saw more than 100 mm of rain were parts of the Narmada, Sirendranagar, Rajkot, Tapi, Mahisagarand Morbi, Dahod, and Vadodara. There has been flooding, infrastructural damage, and the closure of several streets due to waterlogging in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, the capital city. Heavy rainfall in Kutch caused the Nakhtrana-Lakhpat Highway to get flooded, creating a condition similar to a flood in the area.
Over the weekend, severe rains battered the southern Gujarat area, forcing several hundred residents to seek shelter in the districts of Valsad and Navsari. Khergam taluka in the Navsari district received the most rainfall in the previous 24 hours with 356 mm, concluding at 6 am on Monday, according to data from the State Emergency Operation Centre.