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Vadodara rains and flash food: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani held a high-level meeting on the ‘heavy rain situation’ and instructed officials to leave no stone unturned to counter any adverse situation.
Torrential rains threw life out of gear in Gujarat’s Vadodara on Thursday. The city and its nearby areas witnessed a flash flood-like situation. Local authorities along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed to shift people from low lying areas to safer locations. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani held a high-level meeting on the “heavy rain situation” and “instructed officials to leave no stone unturned to counter any adverse situation.”
* Western Railways cancelled five trains, short terminated 2 trains due to heavy water logging at Vadodara: “Passengers may please note cancellation, short termination & short originating of trains due to heavy water logging at Vadodara.
*Dedicated helpline numbers:
Railways -41746
BSNL -07922147997
* State Chief Minister Vijay Rupani tweets: “Reached State Emergency Operation Center, Gandhinagar and held a review meeting with officials on heavy rain situation in Vadodara. Instructed officials to leave no stone unturned to counter any adverse situation.”
*Vadodara railway station shut down and over 22 trains canceled. Two flights were diverted to Ahmedabad due to waterlogging. Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Gujarat.
*All schools and colleges have been ordered to remain shut on August 1.
*National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed to shift people from low lying areas to safer locations.
*”Strong winds, speed reaching 40-50 kmph, are likely to prevail over along and off Gujarat-Maharashtra-Goa coasts. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas,” the weather department said.
*Torrential rains pounded Vadodara and nearby areas creating a flood-like situation since Wednesday. People are being shifted from low lying areas to safer places, a statement from the Chief Minister`s Office read.