NEW DELHI: Heavy rains over the weekend brought about widespread flooding throughout Gujarat, blocking state highways and village roads, the continual downpour over the previous 48 hours inundated low-lying areas, disrupted every day life and hindered site visitors stream, officers stated.
A number of hundred folks had been evacuated and moved to safer places from the districts of Valsad and Navsari as heavy rainfall battered southern Gujarat on Saturday and Sunday, officers added.
Recorded highest rainfall
In keeping with the State Emergency Operation Centre, Vapi taluka in Valsad district skilled the very best rainfall in Gujarat, with 326 millimeters recorded in a 24-hour interval till 6 am on Sunday. Khergam in Navsari additionally obtained important rainfall, measuring 248 mm since 6 am.
The heavy rains have severely impacted a number of districts, together with Valsad, Surat, Tapi, Navsari and Narmada, as per official reviews. As a precautionary measure, over 600 people dwelling in low-lying areas of Valsad had been evacuated to safer places because of the heavy downpour.
Directed to take crucial steps guaranteeing security
Chief minister Bhupendra Patel, in telephonic conversations with district collectors from the rain-affected areas, directed them to take all crucial steps to supply reduction to residents, together with well timed evacuations and guaranteeing the protection of livestock.
The chief minister stated that State and Nationwide Catastrophe Response Forces (SDRF and NDRF) groups had been deployed and able to help as wanted. Attributable to ongoing rainfall within the catchment areas, the water degree of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam rose sharply, reaching 135.30 meters on Sunday, just some meters under its full capability of 138.68 meters, officers reported.
Govt Justice of the Peace (Catastrophe), Navsari AM Gamit stated: “A complete of 17 individuals had been shifted to Bilimora metropolis after flooding in low-lying areas. The administration can also be conserving an in depth watch on rising water ranges of Purna and Kaveri rivers.”
Reservoirs on excessive alert
In keeping with SSNNL officers, the dam reservoir was receiving 2,65,748 cusecs of water from upstream, resulting in the opening of 15 radial gates to handle the discharge.
“Whereas 1,75,000 cusecs water was flowing out by 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 added.
As of Sunday, Gujarat’s 206 reservoirs contained a complete of three.64 lakh million cubic ft of water, which accounts for 65 % of their total storage capability, in line with officers. Amongst these reservoirs, 72 had been placed on excessive alert, whereas 15 had been placed on alert attributable to a big enhance of their water ranges.
Common annual rainfall to date
This season, Gujarat has obtained 81.81 per cent of its common annual rainfall. The southern area of the state has obtained 97.52 per cent, adopted by Kutch at 90.18 per cent and Saurashtra at 84.92 per cent.
Nevertheless, knowledge from the SEOC signifies that the northern and east-central areas of Gujarat have skilled decrease rainfall in comparison with the southern half and Saurashtra-Kutch, whereas north Gujarat has obtained 64.91 % of its common annual rainfall to date, whereas east-central Gujarat has recorded 68.84 %.
IMD predicted heavy rainfall, pink alerts
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has predicted intense rainfall in a number of areas of Gujarat till Tuesday morning. In keeping with the forecast, districts in south Gujarat, together with Vadodara, Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, and Valsad, together with Amreli and Bhavnagar within the Saurashtra area, are anticipated to expertise ‘heavy to very heavy’ rain, with remoted ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rain.
Moreover, the IMD has additionally forecasted ‘heavy to very heavy’ rain accompanied by remoted ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rain within the districts of Anand, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Morbi, Dwarka, and Kutch on Tuesday.
IMD had issued a pink alert, cautioning that “extraordinarily heavy rainfall might happen” within the state on Sunday.
Along with Gujarat, the IMD has additionally issued pink alerts for varied different areas throughout the nation. These embrace East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Central Maharashtra, and the North-Jap states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, and Tripura.
A number of hundred folks had been evacuated and moved to safer places from the districts of Valsad and Navsari as heavy rainfall battered southern Gujarat on Saturday and Sunday, officers added.
Recorded highest rainfall
In keeping with the State Emergency Operation Centre, Vapi taluka in Valsad district skilled the very best rainfall in Gujarat, with 326 millimeters recorded in a 24-hour interval till 6 am on Sunday. Khergam in Navsari additionally obtained important rainfall, measuring 248 mm since 6 am.
The heavy rains have severely impacted a number of districts, together with Valsad, Surat, Tapi, Navsari and Narmada, as per official reviews. As a precautionary measure, over 600 people dwelling in low-lying areas of Valsad had been evacuated to safer places because of the heavy downpour.
Directed to take crucial steps guaranteeing security
Chief minister Bhupendra Patel, in telephonic conversations with district collectors from the rain-affected areas, directed them to take all crucial steps to supply reduction to residents, together with well timed evacuations and guaranteeing the protection of livestock.
The chief minister stated that State and Nationwide Catastrophe Response Forces (SDRF and NDRF) groups had been deployed and able to help as wanted. Attributable to ongoing rainfall within the catchment areas, the water degree of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam rose sharply, reaching 135.30 meters on Sunday, just some meters under its full capability of 138.68 meters, officers reported.
Govt Justice of the Peace (Catastrophe), Navsari AM Gamit stated: “A complete of 17 individuals had been shifted to Bilimora metropolis after flooding in low-lying areas. The administration can also be conserving an in depth watch on rising water ranges of Purna and Kaveri rivers.”
Reservoirs on excessive alert
In keeping with SSNNL officers, the dam reservoir was receiving 2,65,748 cusecs of water from upstream, resulting in the opening of 15 radial gates to handle the discharge.
“Whereas 1,75,000 cusecs water was flowing out by 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 added.
As of Sunday, Gujarat’s 206 reservoirs contained a complete of three.64 lakh million cubic ft of water, which accounts for 65 % of their total storage capability, in line with officers. Amongst these reservoirs, 72 had been placed on excessive alert, whereas 15 had been placed on alert attributable to a big enhance of their water ranges.
Common annual rainfall to date
This season, Gujarat has obtained 81.81 per cent of its common annual rainfall. The southern area of the state has obtained 97.52 per cent, adopted by Kutch at 90.18 per cent and Saurashtra at 84.92 per cent.
Nevertheless, knowledge from the SEOC signifies that the northern and east-central areas of Gujarat have skilled decrease rainfall in comparison with the southern half and Saurashtra-Kutch, whereas north Gujarat has obtained 64.91 % of its common annual rainfall to date, whereas east-central Gujarat has recorded 68.84 %.
IMD predicted heavy rainfall, pink alerts
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has predicted intense rainfall in a number of areas of Gujarat till Tuesday morning. In keeping with the forecast, districts in south Gujarat, together with Vadodara, Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, and Valsad, together with Amreli and Bhavnagar within the Saurashtra area, are anticipated to expertise ‘heavy to very heavy’ rain, with remoted ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rain.
Moreover, the IMD has additionally forecasted ‘heavy to very heavy’ rain accompanied by remoted ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rain within the districts of Anand, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Morbi, Dwarka, and Kutch on Tuesday.
IMD had issued a pink alert, cautioning that “extraordinarily heavy rainfall might happen” within the state on Sunday.
Along with Gujarat, the IMD has additionally issued pink alerts for varied different areas throughout the nation. These embrace East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Central Maharashtra, and the North-Jap states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, and Tripura.
