Ahmedabad/Vadodara: Heavy rains lashed many parts of central and north Gujarat during the last 24 hours, forcing the administration to shift 1,500 people in Vadodara living near Vishwamitri river to safer places. Vadodara district collector Avantika Singh said that about 1,006 people from several talukas like Savli, Dabhoi and Waghodiya of Vadodara district have been shifted to safer places after moderate to heavy rain continued to lash the city and the district since on Monday.
"Savli taluka recorded 13 inches of rainfall during the past 24 hours. Two National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) teams have been sent to the affected villages of this taluka. We have also sent rescue teams with boats to Waghodiya," Singh said.
Similarly, around 500 people living in the low lying areas of Vadodara city have been shifted to safer places, after the Vishwamitri river passing through the city touched the danger mark on Tuesday.
"About 500 people from low lying areas of the city have been shifted to safer places like primary schools, until the situation improves," Municipal Commissioner Manish Bhardwaj said.
"The water level in Vishwamitri river touched 26 feet at Kalaghoda bridge today. Waterlevels at the Ajwa dam on the outskirts of the city also touched the danger mark at 215 feet today, due to heavy rains," Bhardwaj said.
After heavy rains, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel cancelled her public rally which was scheduled today for the forthcoming bypolls for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat. She also held a high-level meeting in Gandhinagar to review the situation after heavy rains lashed most parts of Gujarat during the past two days.
Patel asked power, road and building as well as health departments, to be alert and normalise the situation as soon as possible. At present, 125 villages do not have electricity, while 27 roads in nine districts are closed due to heavy rains, the official release said.
Elsewhere in Bharuch, authorities took precautionary measures after the Sardar Sarovar Dam overflowed on Monday, resulting in constant increase in water levels of the Narmada river. "Seven villages in Ankleshwar and Jhagadiya talukas of Bharuch district have been alerted after a rise in Narmada river's water level. However, Narmada river's water level is is 21 feet in Bharuch, which is below the danger mark of 27 feet," Bharuch collector Vinod Rao said.
Areas in North Gujarat, like Patan also received heavy rains, while Ahmedabad city received moderate rains.
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