Vishwamitri at 28.6 at 7.30 pm, Sayaji bag, under bridges closed, schools colleges to remain closed on Wednesday

Vadodara, 9 September, 2014

At around 7.30 pm, level of Vishwamitri river in Vadodara city was at 28.6 ft which is 2.6 ft above danger mark. According to municipal commissioner Manish Bhardwaj, level was going up by 1 ft per hour.

Vadodara Municipal Corporation(VMC) had predicted 30 ft level in the evening. Looking at the current situation it seems the level may touch 32 ft mark by midnight.

District administration has ordered closure of all schools and colleges on Wednesday in Vadodara.

Sayaji garden was closed for public today.

Three under bridges including the most important Alkapuri railway under bridge which connects city’s railway station to major part of the city were closed for traffic due to water logging.

Bhardwaj said twenty boats were ready to serve low lying areas where water logging was expected due to rising level of water in Vishwamitri. He said 5 lakh food packets and school buildings for relocated people. He said so far 500 persons in Vadodara city were relocated to safer places.

He said this situation is due to 13 inch rain in about 14 hours on Monday in upstream areas which lifted water level at Aajwa reservoir to 215.10 ft height against ideal level of 213 ft. All 62 gates of Aajwa reservoir were opened to release 10-17,000 cusec water. There are 129 places which could be affected due to this. They were alerted through fire brigade teams.

The affected areas in Vadodara are located in eastern side of the city. Some of the areas affected are Aajwa road, Vaghodia road, Fatehganj, Kalali, Sama, Kapurai, Nizampura, Kabrastan, Pensionpura, Kalyannagar etc.

With incresaed level of water, Fatehganj area was also lately affected.

6 NDRF teams were sent for rescue in Vaghodia following overflowing of Pipalia village talav.

In all over the district 5,214 people are reportedly relocated to safer places.

Chief Minister Anandiben Patel reached Vadodara in the evening and held a meeting at Circuit house. Anandiben’s visit to Vadodara was scheduled for a BJP campaign rally in this poll-bound city where Lok Sabha bypoll is to take place on 13 September, however due to flood situation she canceled her public meeting and instead visited the city to review flood situation here.