Flood in parts of Jamnagar,Junagadh,Porbandar districts

All 24 dams of Gujarat’s Jamnagar district are overflowing including Ranjitsagar, Sarsoi, Rangamati and Ghee dams.

District’s Khambhaliya experienced 10 inch rain in 16 hours and 25 inch rain in 36 hours.

State government has sent a team of NDRF for rescue work. Also four de-wateingr pumps are sent to Jamnagar from Rajkot. Over 1000 persons are evacuated from water logged areas.

The district is experiencing continuous shower for last two days barring just two talukas of Jodiya and Dhrol.

Many villages are turned into bets and disconnected.

Similar situation is being experienced in Saurashtra’s Junagadh district where Hiran, Shingoda, Sabadi, Uben rivers are flooded.

District’s Kamleshwar dam is overflowing in Sasan Gir jungle. The collector convened a meeting in view of flood like situation.

Randhavan river flood drowned a Maruti car, however three persons in car were rescued.

Veraval’s Lachhadi dam is also overflowing.

Important roads such as Advana-Porbandar, Mocha-Kadachh, Jamnagar-Khambhaliya are blocked by heavy water flow. Porbandar district’s Fodana and Amipur dams are overflowing.