Narmada dam to overflow at 127+, two cars drown in Mahisagar, Gujarat completes 75% rain

Ahmedabad, 1 August 2013

In first one and half month of monsoon, Gujarat has completed over 75.65% rain of normal season. On Thursday morning, the areas of south Gujarat witnessed heavy rain. Pardi in Valsad district received four inch rain in three hours. Valsad, Umargam, Kaprada and other areas also witnessed heavy rain. Ahmedabad also is wet today.

Two cars swept into Mahisagar river while passing over Hadod bridge on Ahmedabad-Lunavada highway. One car belongs to Ahmedabad based businessman. Three dead bodies are recovered so far. Police believe that three more bodies could be in river. However the flow is so powerful that bodies could Search for more dead bodies is on amid heavy rain. Two cars are pulled out already. Mahisagar river is flooding due to water released from Kadana dam.

In another development, 7 lakh cusec water has been released from Omkareshwar dam in Madhya Pradesh. Thanks to this, Gujarat’s Saradar Sarovar Narmada dam will overflow at the level of 127+ meter on Friday.