10 inch rain in Ahmedabad, 14 inch in city’s Ranip area, life affected

The city of Ahmedabad experienced almost 10 inch rainfall in only some hours(post 2.00 am) during scary Saturday night, packed with lightning and loud voices of thunder storm in the sky continuously.

The rainfall stopped by morning, but caused havoc in parts of city. At least four persons are believed dead. A child was found dead in water logged Akhabarnagar under bridge. four persons died in Vadaj due to house collapse.

In Ranip area, almost 14 inch rain was experienced. Busy Memnagar area faced 11 inch rain. Hundreds of houses faced water logging. One person felled in water deposited in Nirnaynagar underbridge. Fire brigade team rushed there for rescue work. The under bridge was looking like a reservoir. In Bapunagar General hospital area, 70 house were severely water logged. Jashodanagar area’s Trikampura area faced great trouble due to overflowing Kharikat canal. One road along the canal was closed for traffic.

Railway and Air transportation was disturbed. Three Express trains were stopped near Sanand before they could enter Ahmedabad. Some other trains are canceled. They are: Ahmedaba-Veraval, Ahmedabad-Okha-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad-Valsad, Jamnagar-Surat express and Mahesana-Ahmedabad. This due to submerged railway track in Ahmedabad area. Trains to Himmat nagar, Udaipur, Khedbramha, and Ganhinagar from Ahmedabad, are also canceled. Trains such as Kutch Express, Saurashtra Janta Express, Bhavnagar Express, Ashram Express, Somnath Express, Saurashtra Express are runing three to six hours late.

Many villages of Sanand are affected badly due to water logging. Some are out of reach. Situation in Bopal-Sanand belt was so serious that Ahemdabad Fire Brigade team rushed there with boats.

At Ahmedabad airport, power station faced damage due to water logging and heavy rain, which ultimately caused rescheduling of at least two international flights of Dubai and Doha. The passengers of Air Arabia’s Doha flight and Emirates Dubai flight were waiting for any information about new timing of departure of their flights in morning. Dubai flight was declared canceled.

The passengers complained that there was no body to inform them, when the flights will be operated ultimately, or will they be operated at all or not? While airlines operators blamed the Airport authority, there was no one to speak on behalf of Airport authority in the morning at the airport which was water logged.

Houses in Haja Patel ni pol, Shanti Nath ni pol in wall city area, and Dudheshar and Vadaj near Sabarmati river were collapsed. Two under bridges Nirnayanagar and Akhbarnagar were closed for traffic. Kharikat canal is overflowing.

There was breach noticed in Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Indira bridge’s footpath wall.

Five gates of city’s Vasna barrage are opened to release access water in Sabarmati river. Low lying areas of Dholka taluka are alerted and rescue teams are sent to prevent any calamity.

Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad attended his office between 2.00 to 9.00 am and supervised the administration. As rainfall stopped before sunrise, dewatering happened naturally in storm water line areas of Ahmedabad.