Valsad (Gujarat), July 26 (IANS) The Local Crime Branch (LCB) has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 14.20 lakh that was allegedly being smuggled from Silvassa to Una after intercepting a pick-up truck in Gujarat’s Valsad district, officials said on Sunday. The liquor was concealed beneath plastic sacks filled with rice husk in an apparent attempt to evade detection.The operation was carried out as part of an ongoing drive against prohibition-related offences in the district und…
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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…
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…
Valsad, July 24 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday reviewed flood relief and rescue operations in Valsad after unprecedented rainfall inundated large parts of the district, directing officials to accelerate cleaning efforts, organise health camps and ensure immediate distribution of relief to affected residents as floodwaters recede.Sanghavi reached Valsad late on Thursday night under the directions of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and held a review meeting at the Dis…
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) Rail services between Mumbai and Gujarat were severely disrupted on Thursday after floodwaters reached the danger level at a railway bridge between Gholvad and Umargam Road stations, forcing Western Railway to suspend operations on the section and cancel, divert or curtail several passenger services. Western Railway said the water level at Railway Bridge No. 203, located between Gholvad and Umargam Road stations in the Mumbai Central Division, reached the danger mark, p…