Heavy rain in Surat city; New Civil Hospital waterlogged, students rescued from school

September 25, 2024
Heavy rain in Surat city; New Civil Hospital waterlogged, students rescued from school

Surat: As many as 26 talukas witnessed rain between 6 AM and 4 PM today, with Prantij in Sabarkantha of North Gujarat and Surat City in South Gujarat being the only two talukas to receive over an inch of rain. Prantij recorded 1.65 inches, while Surat City got 1.57 inches of rain in just 2 hours, from 2 PM to 4 PM.

Update: As of 6 PM today, rainfall occurred in 63 talukas over a 12-hour period from 6 AM to 6 PM. Surat city recorded the maximum rainfall with 2.83 inches, followed by Gandevi, which witnessed 2.01 inches. Other than these two, only Prantij, Navsari, and Sojitra received over an inch of rain.

The heavy rainfall in a short span of time caused knee-deep waterlogging in the Sagrampura area of the city, after which the students were rescued from the Sigma school using ropes. The fire department of Surat Municipal Corporation brought these kids out, as the rainfall occurred around the time of dismissal.

The old building of the New Civil Hospital was inundated with rainwater everywhere. From the ground-floor parking lot to the lobby, there was significant water accumulation. Doctors and nurses faced difficulties in treating patients as water entered the physiotherapy OPD. Meanwhile, as water flooded the RMO office and wards, the cleaners had to fill buckets one after another while constantly running the wipers.

During the same period, rainfall returned to parts of Ahmedabad after dark clouds and thunderstorms appeared in the city around 4 PM. However, the intensity of the rain was light, resulting in only scattered showers. Areas in the eastern region, including Naroda, Kotarpur, Airport, Sardarnagar, Jamalpur, Laldarwaja, Astodia, CTM, Vastral, Nikol, Ramol, Gomtipur, Saraspur, Khokhra, and Hatkeshwar, as well as Jodhpur, Prahlad Nagar, SG Highway, and Shivranjani in the western region, received thundershowers.

With around 2 inches of rain in just two hours, minor waterlogging was reported in parts of Surat. Rainwater entered the ground floor of the New Civil Hospital at Majura Gate. Kailash Nagar, Majuragate, Athwagate, and Kadarshah’s Nala Cord area were among the places where vehicles were moving at a slow pace due to waterlogging. DeshGujarat

State Emergency Operation Center, Gandhinagar
06.00 TO 18.00 Hrs Descending Talukawise Rainfall (in mm) Date: 25/09/2024
SR. NO. DISTRICT TALUKA 06 TO 08 08 TO 10 10 TO 12 12 TO 14 14 TO 16 16 TO 18 TOTAL RAINFALL IN MM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCH
1 SURAT Surat City 0 0 0 0 40 32 72 2.83
2 NAVSARI Gandevi 0 0 0 0 17 34 51 2.01
3 SABARKANTHA Prantij 0 0 0 0 42 0 42 1.65
4 NAVSARI Navsari 0 0 0 5 3 33 41 1.61
5 ANAND Sojitra 0 0 0 0 0 35 35 1.38
6 PANCHMAHALS Morwa (Hadaf) 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 0.98
7 NAVSARI Jalalpore 0 0 0 6 4 14 24 0.94
8 VALSAD Vapi 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.94
9 KHEDA Nadiad 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0.79
10 DAHOD Dahod 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 0.79
11 TAPI Dolvan 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 0.75
12 CHHOTAUDEPUR Kavant 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0.71
13 BHARUCH Bharuch 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 0.63
14 MAHISAGAR Lunawada 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 0.47
15 DAHOD Jhalod 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0.47
16 KHEDA Mehmedabad 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.39
17 SURAT Mandvi 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.39
18 SURAT Bardoli 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.39
19 MAHESANA Kadi 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.35
20 AHMEDABAD Ahmedabad City 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 0.35
21 NAVSARI Chikhli 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 0.35
22 MAHISAGAR Kadana 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.31
23 MAHISAGAR Virpur 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.31
24 GANDHINAGAR Dehgam 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.28
25 DAHOD Limkheda 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.28
26 DAHOD Sanjeli 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.28
27 NAVSARI Vansada 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.28
28 CHHOTAUDEPUR Chhotaudepur 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.28
29 SURAT Chorasi 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 0.28
30 VALSAD Pardi 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.28
31 ARVALLI Modasa 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0.28
32 MAHISAGAR Balasinor 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.24
33 VALSAD Umbergaon 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.24
34 DAHOD Garbada 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.20
35 DAHOD Singvad 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.20
36 CHHOTAUDEPUR Jetpur Pavi 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.20
37 VALSAD Dharampur 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.20
38 AHMEDABAD Sanand 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.16
39 AHMEDABAD Bavla 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.16
40 ANAND Tarapur 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.16
41 PANCHMAHALS Shehera 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.16
42 PANCHMAHALS Jambughoda 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.16
43 DAHOD Dhanpur 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.16
44 SURAT Mahuva 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.16
45 DANGS Dang-Ahwa 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.16
46 GIR SOMNATH Patan-Veraval 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0.16
47 DANGS Vaghai 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.12
48 MAHISAGAR Santrampur 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.12
49 ANAND Anklav 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.12
50 NARMADA Nandod 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.12
51 DANGS Subir 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.12
52 KHEDA Vaso 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.08
53 PANCHMAHALS Godhra 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.08
54 DAHOD Devgadbaria 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.08
55 KHEDA Matar 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.08
56 BHARUCH Hansot 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.08
57 VALSAD Valsad 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.08
58 TAPI Uchchhal 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.08
59 AHMEDABAD Viramgam 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.04
60 ARVALLI Malpur 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.04
61 MAHISAGAR Khanpur 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.04
62 SABARKANTHA Himatnagar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04
63 TAPI Vyara 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04

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