Navsari, July 25 (IANS) Hundreds of people stranded by flooding across Gujarat were rescued on Saturday as multiple teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Indian Coast Guard, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and district authorities carried out evacuation and relief operations in Ahmedabad, Navsari, Surat, Valsad and other affected areas amid continued monsoon conditions. In Navsari district, the NDRF completed rescue and relief operations in flood-affected areas of Gandev…
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Valsad/Navsari, July 25 (IANS) Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma visited flood-hit areas of Valsad district on Saturday, meeting affected residents and distributing relief materials as rescue and relief operations continued across parts of the state following days of exceptionally heavy rainfall. Vishwakarma first visited rain-affected areas in Umargam taluka to assess the situation before travelling to the villages of Kunta and Salvav in Vapi, where he interacted with residents and revi…
Navsari, July 25 (IANS) The Indian Army has rescued 355 people since launching flood relief operations in Gujarat and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, with troops continuing evacuations, medical assistance and the distribution of essential supplies in areas affected by heavy rainfall. The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations began on the evening of July 23 under the Southern Command in response to widespread flooding caused by incessant rain.The Army is wor…
Gandhinagar, July 24 (IANS) Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Singh Malik on Friday said that the state’s police and civil administration were continuing to work in coordination to support flood relief and rescue operations as parts of Gujarat remained affected by extremely heavy rainfall, with authorities maintaining a high level of preparedness despite conditions beginning to improve in some districts. Malik reviewed the rainfall situation and ongoing rescue efforts at the Sta…
Gandhinagar, July 24 (IANS) Gujarat’s flood response is entering a new phase, with rescue operations in the worst-affected parts of South Gujarat nearing completion and the state government shifting its focus to relief, restoration and preparations for fresh rainfall forecast over the coming days. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reviewed the heavy rainfall situation across the state at a high-level meeting at the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar on Friday, where officials a…
Valsad/Navsari, July 24 (IANS) Power supply is expected to be restored by Friday night in most flood-affected villages of Valsad and Navsari districts, with work continuing in heavily damaged areas until Saturday, as the state government intensified relief and restoration efforts following record rainfall in South Gujarat. Power restoration has been taken up on a war footing after floodwaters began receding in the two districts.According to the state government, teams from electricity distributi…
Navsari/Valsad, July 24 (IANS) Indian Army flood relief columns have been deployed across flood-hit parts of Gujarat as rescue operations intensified following heavy rainfall that inundated several districts, with troops joining civil authorities in evacuating stranded residents and providing emergency assistance.Flood relief columns of the Golden Katar Division have been deployed in Valsad, Navsari, Ahmedabad city and Ahmedabad rural areas.According to the Ministry of Defence, the troops are en…
Gandhinagar, July 24 (IANS) Gujarat has stepped up its flood response in South Gujarat by deploying additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams, dispatching senior Ministers and officials to the worst-affected districts, and placing Army and Coast Guard resources on standby as exceptionally heavy rainfall continued to disrupt normal life across Valsad, Surat, Navsari and Tapi districts. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel chaired a high-level revi…
Gandhinagar/Valsad, July 23 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel chaired a late-night high-level review meeting at the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) on Thursday as heavy rainfall continued to affect parts of the state, with the administration intensifying rescue, relief and monitoring efforts in the worst-hit districts of South Gujarat.During the review, the Chief Minister received updates on the prevailing weather situation from officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
Ahmedabad, July 23 (IANS) Authorities across Gujarat expanded precautionary measures on Thursday as forecasts of continued heavy to very heavy rainfall prompted the closure of schools, colleges and anganwadis in several districts for Friday, while Valsad district ordered factories and industrial units to suspend operations amid flood-like conditions. The latest decisions come as the state continues to battle widespread flooding and intense monsoon rainfall that has already forced the evacuation …