An official reported on Saturday that numerous sections of Gujarat had recently seen heavy rainfall that had inundated low-lying areas of cities and villages and resembled flooding.
According to the official, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were sent to some of the worst-affected areas, including Kutch, Jamnagar, Junagadh, and Navsari.
Nine persons have died in rain-related accidents over the past two days, according the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC). 37 talukas in the state experienced more than 100 mm of rain in 30 hours, ending at 12 p.m. on Friday, according to data provided by the SEOC.
According to the SEOC, Visavadar taluka in the Junagadh district had unusually severe rainfall of 398 mm over the course of a 24-hour period ending at 6am on Saturday.
The worst-hit locations included Jamnagar taluka in Jamnagar district (269 mm), Kaprada in Valsad (247 mm), Anjar in Kutch (239 mm), and Khergam in Navsari (222 mm), according to the SEOC.
Several districts in the Saurashtra-Kutch and south Gujarat regions, according to officials, experienced unusually severe rainfall that resulted in waterlogging in low-lying areas and flooded villages.
Additionally, there were several waterlogged regions in Ahmedabad city, which caused major traffic congestion and inconvenienced commuters.
According to officials, various villages and towns in Junagadh, Jamnagar, Kutch, Valsad, Navsari, Mehsana, and Surat were also affected by flooding. Gandhidham railway station in Kutch was also submerged due to the district’s extremely severe rain.
After the torrential downpour, NDRF units were en route to Anjar, Jamnagar, and Junagadh in case any search and rescue operations were necessary.
Many dams, including Bhadar-II and Aji-II, were overflowing as a result of the intense rain. Irrigation officers issued a warning not to approach downstream river sections as numerous other dams were getting close to their specified rule levels and they threatened to open floodgates at any time.
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