Flood like situation in pockets of Morbi, Jamnagar and Banaskantha districts

Ahmedabad: Due to heavy rain in range of 5 to 8 inch in few hours early in the morning today, Banaskantha, Patan, Morbi and Jamnagar witnessed water logging and flood like situation. Latipur village near Dhrol in Jamnagar belt, Tharad town in Banaskantha district of North Gujarat and Tankara area of Morbi district in Saurashtra region were worst affected by flood. NDRF rescue teams rescued nearly 10 persons at different places who were stuck in flood water. About 150 persons affected from flood were shifted from low lying areas to safer places. Patan city had the issue of water logging, but not flood. Gates of Und-2 dam in Jamnagar district are opened due to inflow of surplus water from upstream area. The low lying villages are alerted following this development.  Schools are observing holiday today in Tharad town of north Gujarat due to water logging and flood like situation which has made telephone exchange, local ST bus station submerged in water. By 8.00 am today Gujarat has received 17% of total average seasonal rain of monsoon this year.  In Ahmedabad, there are several incidents of tree falling.Fire brigade teams are busy in Mithakhali, Paldi and other areas to clear the roads. Two gates of Vasna barrage in river Sabarmati were opened to allow water to flow in downstream areas. In another news, traffic on Deesa – Tharad highway was badly affected due to water logging. Long queues of vehicles could be witnessed on this highway.