The state has obtained 81.81 per cent of common annual rainfall to date this season (File)
Ahmedabad:
A number of hundred individuals have been shifted to security in Valsad and Navsari districts as heavy rains lashed south Gujarat on Saturday and Sunday, officers stated.
Incessant rains prior to now 48 hours have inundated low-lying areas, disrupting regular life and visitors motion, they added.
As per knowledge from the State Emergency Operation Centre, Vapi taluka in Valsad district obtained 326 millimetres rainfall in a 24-hour interval until 6 am on Sunday, the very best within the state, whereas Khergam in Navsari bought 248 mm since 6 am.
Districts like Surat, Tapi and Narmada have additionally been severely affected on account of heavy rains, official stated.
Greater than 600 individuals dwelling in low-lying areas in Valsad have been relocated to security on account of heavy rains, they added.
“A complete of 17 individuals have been shifted in Bilimora metropolis after flooding in low-lying areas. The administration can also be protecting an in depth watch on rising water ranges of Purna and Kaveri rivers,” stated AM Gamit, Govt Justice of the Peace (Catastrophe), Navsari.
In the meantime, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel spoke to collectors and requested them to take all steps to present reduction to individuals, together with well timed evacuation, in addition to guarantee security of livestock.
The CM stated the State and Nationwide Catastrophe Response Forces (SDRF and NDRF) groups have been deployed and out there for required help.
Amid rainfall in catchment areas, the water degree of Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam rose sharply and stood at 135.30 metres on Sunday, only a few metres beneath its full-reservoir capability of 138.68 metres, officers stated.
As per SSNNL officers, the dam reservoir was receiving 2,65,748 cusecs water from upstream, and 15 radial gates of the dam have been opened for discharge.
“Whereas 1,75,000 cusecs water was flowing out by means of the gates, 36,975 cusecs water was being launched into the river from the riverbed powerhouse and 23,081 cusecs from canal head powerhouse,” an SSNNL official stated.
The state’s 206 reservoirs had 3.64 lakh million cubic ft of water as on Sunday, which is 65 p.c of their whole storage capability, officers stated.
Out of those 206 reservoirs, 72 have been placed on excessive alert, and 15 on alert on account of sharp rise of their water degree, they added.
The state has obtained 81.81 per cent of common annual rainfall to date this season, with south Gujarat receiving 97.52 per cent, Kutch 90.18 per cent and Saurashtra 84.92 per cent.
As per SEOC knowledge, Gujarat’s north and east central areas have obtained low rainfall in comparison with the southern half and Saurashtra-Kutch.
North Gujarat has to date obtained 64.91 per cent of common annual rainfall, whereas east-central Gujarat has obtained 68.84 per cent, the SEOC knowledge confirmed.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has forecast of ‘heavy to very heavy’ rain at a number of locations with remoted ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rain in south Gujarat districts, together with Vadodara, Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad, and in Amreli and Bhavnagar in Saurashtra area until Tuesday morning.
The IMD additionally forecast ‘heavy to very heavy’ rain with remoted ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rain in Anand, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Morbi, Dwarka and Kutch districts on Tuesday.
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