Updates: –Two teams of National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) are deployed in Vadodara city. They arrived at the city command and control centre of Vadodara Municipal Corporation(VMC) in the evening. They shall move to the location where they are needed as per the directive.

-Holiday is declared in all school students in VMC area on Monday, 30th September due to heavy rains.

-IMD has upgraded its bulletin and declared Orange alert for the period of upto 8.30 am on Monday. Earlier it was Yellow alert. The Orange alert means possibility of very heavy rainfall. A “Yellow” alert is issued for anticipated rainfall between 64.5mm and 115.5mm, while an Orange alert corresponds to expected rainfall ranging from 115.6 to 204.4mm in a day.

-Evacuation from low lying areas is underway. Vadodara Police have tweeted important announcement that due to heavy rainfall in Vadodara, Vishwamitri’s level is rising.

-There has been no rainfall in Vadodara or Panchmahal during 6 pm to 8 pm as per the data available from the State Emergency Centre.

-While other areas in Vadodara witnessed waterlogging due to rain, the Vadsar area of city reportedly witnessed flood water of Vishwamitri.

-People were evacuated from Kansa residency, Samruddhi tenament and Koteshwar village by Fire officers through boats. However there were complains about many people not cooperating.

– Large number of people rushed to Kala Ghoda bridge late in the evening to witness the rising levels of Vishwamitri river. Police men deployed there were seen clearing the crowds for smooth flow of traffic on the bridge.

– Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) has declared holiday on Monday in view of the current monsoon situation.  Here’s the full text of the message “This is to inform all the stakeholders of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda that due to the heavy rains and water logging in Vadodara on 29-9-2024, all teaching and examinations activities at the university will remain suspended on 30-9-2024 (Monday). The new dates for the suspended examinations will be announced in due course of time. Please note that all offices of Faculties/ Colleges / Other Buildings of University will remain operational on 30-9-2024. The Teaching and Non Teaching Staff shall attend the offices.

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Vadodara: The level of water of Vishwamitri river is rising once again. However it is far from the danger level when we are writting this. The danger level will be at 26 ft and flood level shall be 30 ft. At 4.30 pm today it crossed 20 ft mark. Today’s rise in water level is mainly due to over 3 inch rainfall in the aftrnoon in Vadodara city. As of 5 pm, Alkapuri underpass was closed for traffic but later in the evening it was reopened. Water logging and related traffic jam could be seen in the city in the afternoon due to rainfall. In Sama area, some people could be seen in Sunday afternoon parking their cars on the over bridges in order to save them from possible flood. Water logging could be seen at Genda circle, Sayajigunj and other areas. However remember, this water logging was due to the rainfall and Vishwamitri was not flooding.

Only in the case of extremely heavy rain (which means the rainfall above 8 inches) in Vadodara city/district or Panchmahal district can bring flood in the city. There’s upgraded Orange alert for very heavy  rainfall from IMD for Vadodara district till 8.30 am on Monday. And therefore the situation of fresh rainfall is to be watched out. Also it has to be noted that Ajwa’s water level rose to 213 on Sunday. If it reaches 213.85, water release will be must and it will lift the water levels of Vishwamitri then.  In such situation, the only thing to watch out is decrease in water level of Vishwamitri, and rainfall in Vadodara city/district and Panchmahal district, particularly Halol taluka.

Also read: Will Vadodara get further rains ? Here’s the latest IMD forecast upto October 6 

The water level of Vishwamitri at 12 noon today was 16.40 ft from where it rose to 17.15 at 4 pm. A day before on Saturday, the level was 14 ft at 6 am and 15.80 ft at 10 am. As per the data available from the State government, during 6 am to 2 pm, Vadodara district’s Padra had 11, Vaghodia 10, Dabhoi 10, Vadodara city had 8, Desar had 4 mm average rainfall. Panchmahal district’s Jambudhoda had 6 and Halol had 5 mm, Godhra had 2 mm rainfall. However rainfall increased after 2 pm.

The city municipal commissioner said there’s 3 inches rainfall in the city in a short span. The level yesterday rose from 10 ft in the morning to 17 ft later in the day and today due to 3 inch rainfall it has grown further. Some areas witness water logging at 22 ft level and VMC has arranged buses and readied schools on stand by mode for any shifting. Gates of Ajwa dams and Pratappura are closed. Monsoon forecast doesn’t suggest strong rainfall. Monsoon will in fact weaken, and thereofore the citizens barring those in low lying areas need not to worry at present.

The chart below shows all talukas of Gujarat that received more than 1 inch rainfall. Vadodar tops the chart. DeshGujarat