Heavy rain situation improves; Gujarat govt shares details and figures

Gandhinagar: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi said that the intensity of rain in Gujarat is less today as compared to yesterday while addressing media from State Emergency Operation Center, Gandhinagar. He also mentioned that the state administration is still on standby and equipped for the safety and security of the lives and property of the citizens.

The five districts Surat, Tapi, Navsari, Dang and Valsad are still on red alert. Three districts namely Bharuch, Chhota Udepur and Narmada are no longer in the red alert zone, he informed.

“Gujarat CM Bhupendrabhai Patel has been monitoring the entire rainfall situation in the state and giving necessary guidance to the system. PM Narendrabhai Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have also shown readiness to help the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister also appealed to the residents to not take unnecessary risks by trying to cross the roads clogged with rainwater”. Trivedi informed.

Disaster Management Minister also mentioned that 69 human deaths have been reported so far, and the highest number of deaths was because of lightning strikes. None of the deaths occurred due to the fault or negligence of the administration, he added. 

Trivedi said that 14 NDRF teams and 15 SDRF platoons have been deployed in the affected districts of the state, while two teams have been kept in reserve.

He also congratulated the NDRF & SDRF team for their successful rescue operation in the Narmada district yesterday, where 21 people were saved from floods near Rajpipla crematorium on the banks of the Karjan River in Narmada district via a rescue helicopter.

According to the minister, 27,896 citizens have been relocated to safer areas of the state so far. As of now, 18,225 citizens are still in shelters, while 9671 have returned home. Meals and all other arrangements are made available to all of them.

“Out of the 14,610 ST bus routes operating in villages, only 73 routes were closed, and 11 routes have been made operational, while 62 more will be operational by evening,” Minister said. Similarly, out of 18000 villages, only 124 lost their power supply. A total of 105 villages will have power restored by the evening of today, and the remaining 19 villages will have power in two days.

He also said that 15 state highways, 12 panchayat and other routes, and 439 roads are closed for vehicle transport for safety measures. A national highway passing from Kutch is closed, which will be resumed till evening.

“Fishing is prohibited in the state from June 1 to July 31 still some fishermen went to the sea for fishing activities. So as a precautionary measure, the system has alerted fishermen and brought back those who went to sea.” Gambling with nature can be overwhelming, he warned. DeshGujarat