News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar:

– 1305 new cases of Covid-19 detected in Gujarat in 24 hours as per the daily bulletin released by State Health department on 2nd September evening. 1141 recoveries, 12 deaths in the same period.

– A moderate tremor of 4.1 intensity on the Richter scale today jolted parts of Kutch district of Gujarat, however, no casualty has been reported.The tremor was felt at 1409 hrs had its epicenter at seven km North North-East from Dudhai. No loss of life or property has been reported, however people ran out of their houses at several places in Dudhai, Bhachau, Anjar and Rapar talukas of the district which had earlier on June 14 felt an even stronger jolt of 5.2 intensity.

– Water level at Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam is at 133.35 meter (highest level 138.68 m) at 9 am today, storage 82.45 per cent, inflow 3.14 lakh, outflow 1.47 lakh.

– Waghodia MLA Madhu Shirvastav is down with Covid-19 infection.

– Gujarat has completed 121.5 percent rain of average monsoon season (30-year average). This shows 21.5 per cent excess rains while one month of Monsoon period is still left.

– Rajkot Mayor Binaben Acharya is down with Covid-19. Her husband had earlier tested Covid-19 positive.

– Meeting of defeated BJP candidates in 2012 and 2017 Gujarat assembly general elections at Gujarat BJP headquarters today. Former MLAs who won 2007 and 2012 elections also participating this meeting.

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