Bharuch: The police have nabbed a youth who spoke abusive words for Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in the presence of local BJP MLA Rameshbhai Mistri in Dandia Bajar area of Bharuch during Mistry's visit in the area after flooding in Narmada river. The leaders including local MLA Rameshbhai Mistri, Minister of state for tribal development Kunvarji Halpati and others visited Dandia Bajar area in Bharuch which was affected during the floods in Narmada river to supervise the relief work...Read More

રાજ્યમાં તારીખ ૧૬ થી ૧૮ સપ્ટેમ્બર દરમિયાન ભરૂચ, નર્મદા અને વડોદરા જિલ્લામાં ભારે વરસાદ તથા ઉપરવાસના ભારે વરસાદને કારણે નર્મદા નદીમાં પુર આવતા આ જિલ્લામાં ખેતી બાગાયતી પાકોને થયેલા નુકસાન �...Read More

Gandhinagar: Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) has today issued a statement in regard to the ongoing controversy on the recent flood situation in Bharuch. Following is the translation of the Gujarati statement released by SSNNL: Narmada basin is an example of coordinated management of various reservoirs. Sardar Sarovar is the last terminal dam on Narmada river, and therefore it has to face the tail-end syndrome because whenever there's release of water from upstream main dams such as O...Read More

Gandhinagar: Relief Commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey today announced that no loss of life has occurred during the on-going floods. The flood situation has resulted in the closure of one state highway and 13 panchayat roads. These roads are expected to be reopened by late this evening, he added. He stated that a total of 12,444 individuals have been evacuated from affected districts, including Narmada, Bharuch, Vadodara, Dahod, Panchmahal, Gandhinagar, and Anand, as of 2 p.m. today. Additionally...Read More

Ankleshwar: The industrial town of Ankleshwar is under water up to the first floor. Thousands of vehicles across the town are in the water. Bharuch municipality has moved rescue boats. The locals said the flood situation was sudden. Water started flowing in the town on 17 September morning, but the levels increased during the night when the level of water of river Narmada went up to 42 ft. Most of Ankleshwar town is under water up to first-floor height due to the Narmada River flood. Th...Read More

Bharuch: Some trains have started moving on the Narmada River bridge which is better known as the Silver Bridge between Bharuch and Ankleshwar on the Mumbai - Delhi main railway line. This has become possible because of a decrease in water level from above 40 ft to around 38.52 ft at noon today(37.93 at 1 pm). The level is still much higher than the 24 ft danger mark. However, due to a decrease in outflow at Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam, the level is likely to come down gradually depending on the ...Read More

Bharuch: Due to the closure of the Narmada Maiya bridge in Bharuch, long queues of vehicles could be seen on National Highway 48 which is the alternate route. During job-going hours, all vehicles were diverted to National Highway 48 due to the closure of the Narmada Maiya bridge. Around 5 km long traffic jams could be seen on the highway as a result of this. The bridge was shut yesterday due to a dangerously high level of water flowing in river Narmada following the massive release of wate...Read More

Bharuch: With Narmada river waters touching 40 ft level at Golden bridge, way above the 24 ft danger mark, some areas of Ankleshwar are water logged as high as the first floor of the houses. In the residential societies at Hansot road and Diva road, water logging upto first floor of houses could be seen. The area is low lying and the rise in Narmada river's level causes trouble here. The video presented here is from Dhanlakshmi society. It's worth noting that due to consistent and h...Read More

Bharuch: Narmada Maiya bridge over river Narmada in Bharuch has been declared shut due to water logging. The commuters are instructed by the district collector office to use National Highway - 48 to travel between Bharuch and Ankleshwar. The district administration has also declared closure of some more roads in Ankleshwar. - Amratpura approach road - Juna Chhapra - Juna Kasiya NH road - Anlkeshwar Dudhiya mandir to Old NH road. Aldo three other roads are declared shut. - Um...Read More