Gandhinagar, June 3 (IANS) Gujarat has positioned 14 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams and 22 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams ahead of the monsoon season as the state administration stepped up preparedness measures with a stated goal of ensuring “zero casualty” during heavy rain and flood situations. The preparedness plan was reviewed at a high-level pre-monsoon meeting chaired by Chief Secretary M. K. Das in Gandhinagar on Wednesday, bringing together senior state off…
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Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) Gujarat’s major reservoirs are holding higher water levels this year, with total storage reaching 59.75 per cent as of Sunday, an increase of over nine percentage points compared to the same period last year, according to the Water Resources Department.The rise follows an above-average monsoon, with the state recording more than 128 per cent rainfall.This has resulted in improved water availability across regions for both drinking and irrigation purposes.“Due to wid…