Surat, July 10 (IANS) Surat district authorities have deployed 227 government officials and employees in 41 teams to carry out an immediate door-to-door survey of flood-affected areas across the city, with relief payments already reaching more than 1,100 people following heavy rainfall and flooding.The exercise has been launched under the supervision of Surat District Collector Tejas Parmar to assess damage caused by creek flooding and waterlogging in different parts of the city.The survey will …
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Surat, July 9 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Thursday visited flood-affected neighbourhoods in Surat, directing officials to accelerate relief, drainage and restoration work after heavy rainfall caused widespread waterlogging across parts of the city.Sanghavi toured the affected areas of Limbayat, Dindoli and Saroli to assess the situation on the ground and met residents, shopkeepers and families impacted by the flooding.During the visit, he listened to their grievances and revie…
Surat, March 31 (IANS) Five members of a family, including four women and a four-year-old child, died after a fire broke out in a residential building in the Limbayat area of Surat on Tuesday morning, officials said. The incident was reported at around 11 a.m. in the Mithi Khadi locality, where a ground-plus-two-storey house caught fire.According to initial information, the blaze is believed to have started on the ground floor while cooking was underway, possibly due to a gas leak, and spread ra…
Surat, Dec 30 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) youth leader Shravan Joshi and his associate Sampat Chaudhary were arrested by Surat Police on Tuesday, for allegedly extorting money from ration shop owners. Both are currently in police custody and being interrogated for the charges.Shravan Joshi, the general secretary of AAP youth wing, was booked and subsequently arrested after a ration shop owner in Limbayat area of Surat city filed police complaint against him and his aide, accusing them of arm-tw…