Surat, July 10 (IANS) Surat district authorities have disbursed Rs 1.5 crore in flood relief to 2,500 affected families within two days as surveys continue across waterlogged areas, while insurance companies have been directed to expedite compensation claims for traders who suffered losses during the recent heavy rains. District Collector Tejas Parmar said survey teams had been deployed immediately after flooding caused damage in several parts of Surat city.According to the administration, 50 su…
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Surat, July 10 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday visited flood-affected industrial areas in Surat to review the impact of heavy rainfall on manufacturing units and textile businesses, directing officials to expedite drainage, restore essential services, and address industrialists’ concerns. Sanghavi inspected Maruti Industrial Estate in Pandesara and the Millennium Textile Market near Kamela Darwaja, where factories and commercial establishments were inundated after heavy rai…
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 …
Surat, July 10 (IANS) More than 2,000 flood-affected families in Surat’s Bhatar area have begun receiving immediate financial assistance after the district administration completed door-to-door surveys in some of the worst-affected localities following the recent heavy rainfall and flooding.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday distributed financial assistance of Rs 6,800 per family to residents of Ambedkar Nagar, Azad Nagar, Indira Nagar and Rasulabad in Bhatar.The assistance comprises…
Surat, July 10 (IANS) The Surat district administration has launched an intensive post-flood recovery operation, with the Gujarat government aiming to restore normal life, business activities and commercial operations in the city’s worst-affected areas within the next 48 to 72 hours after floodwaters receded.The large-scale relief and restoration exercise is being carried out under the supervision of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi chaired a high-level revi…
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…
Navsari/Surat, July 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government will allocate Rs 500 crore for creek development to provide a permanent solution to Surat’s recurring tidal flooding, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced on Thursday after reviewing the flood situation caused by heavy rainfall in Surat city and district. Patel visited Surat and chaired a high-level review meeting at the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in Althan to assess the impact of flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in up…
Surat, July 9 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday reviewed the flood situation in Surat during a meeting at the Surat Municipal Corporation office as authorities continued relief and restoration work following days of intense monsoon rainfall that inundated large parts of the city.The review meeting was attended by Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, State Finance Minister Kanu Desai, State Health Minister Praful Pansheriya and other…
Ahmedabad, July 8 (IANS) The Gujarat unit of Congress on Wednesday accused the Central and state governments of failing farmers and of inadequate preparedness for the monsoon, calling for the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations with a legal guarantee for minimum support prices and demanding an inquiry into pre-monsoon works following heavy rainfall across parts of the state. Addressing a press conference, General Secretary and state in-charge Mukul Wasnik alleged that …
Surat, July 8 (IANS) More than 3,400 people have been rescued and nearly 3,900 evacuated after exceptionally heavy rainfall inundated large parts of Surat over the past two days, prompting large-scale rescue operations by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local authorities.Officials said Surat city recorded 19 inches of rain in the last 38 hours, while 3,416 people were rescued and 3,862 residents were shifted to safer locations as floodwaters entered residential neighbourhoods.Aut…