Indian Coast Guard rescues stranded persons in flood affected areas of Gujarat

July 14, 2022
Indian Coast Guard rescues stranded persons in flood affected areas of Gujarat

Navsari: The district of Navsari and adjacent areas have been marooned by exceptional heavy rainfall in last few days. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) received a request from the Office of Commissioner of Relief, Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar on 14 July 2022, for assistance to rescue locals of village Golvad and Fadvel, Chikhali Taluka, near Kaveri river in Navsari District, trapped due to flash floods on banks of river Kaveri.

In extremely inclement weather conditions and marginal visibility, the Indian Coast Guard Air Station Daman swiftly pressed into action and promptly launched CG Chetak helicopter CG 802 at 1255 hrs. In the extremely challenging weather conditions of 20 to 25 knots of winds, blinding rain and marginal visibility, the aircraft reached the area and after extensive search a total of 06 precious lives battling the weather and stranded in various locations were saved and evacuated to safe locations. The rescue operations are in progress in coordination with NDRF and State Disaster Management team.

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