Heavy rains in Rajkot city and heavy rains in the district, rescue of 67 people who are flooded everywhere in rural areas | Slow rain in Rajkot city and heavy rain in the district, rescue of 67 people in rural areas flooded

People trapped in the Ramnath Mahadev temple between the Aji river in Rajkot were rescued.

The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain in Gujarat for the next 24 hours, while it has been raining in Rajkot city and district since early morning. In which it rained slowly in the city and rained heavily in the district, approximately one and a half inches of rain fell in Rajkot city. A person was trapped near the Ramnath Mahadev temple in the city when the water flooded. However, he has been rescued by the system and moved to a safe place. In the rural areas including Sardhar, Kharchia, the roads turned into rivers everywhere due to torrential rains along with lightning strikes. As many as 67 people have been rescued.

Three hours of heavy rain closed the roads
According to the details received, six inches of rain fell in Jasdan Atkot in three hours and the low-lying areas were flooded. Areas including Gayatri Nagar, Radhenagar and other slum areas on Jasdan Road were flooded. Apart from this, vehicles were stuck on the causeway on Gundala road due to flooding. The farmers going to the fields were also stuck on the road. People’s life has been affected due to flooding of shops near Jasdan Chowkdi. Dhodapur came in Atkot’s Budhanpari river, Bhadar river, Leadkadi river. A flood-like situation is also seen in Gundala Jasapar village of Panchvada Jivapar Veernagar. In three hours, the roads were blocked in many places due to torrential rain.

Chants of ‘Bachao Bachao’ are resounding
Atkot Jasdan Road became one-way, waterlogged the societies while Gondal-Atkot highway has also been closed due to heavy rains. People are facing a lot of trouble as all the traffic is disrupted due to the overflowing water of Karmal Dam. All the villagers were rescued when the water of Karmal Dam returned to Karmal Pipliya village. Many people were trapped as the water situation was not under control at the Karmal bridge near Mota Dadwa. According to the report, 20 to 25 people bombarded and chanted ‘Bachao Bachao’. No rescue operation has been done yet. The sarpanch of this village, Bhupatbhai, was furious and alleged that no facilities were provided.

Appealed to people not to keep cattle tied
In Rajkot district, areas of Lodhika and Kotda panthak were waterlogged due to heavy rains. Regarding this, District Panchayat President Bhupatbhai Bodar reached the control room and rescue has also been carried out in many affected villages and teams of Fire Department and NDRF have been sent to the affected areas and people have been appealed not to tie up their cattle.

In some places, the vehicle got stuck and in some places, the village became uncontactable
Apart from this, as the Karmal falls under the dam near Big Dadwa, many cows and buffaloes are strained at the Karmal bridge too, which is filled with water. It has come to light that people are shouting ‘Save’ from Agassi as water seeps into the houses of several nearby residents. Due to which, it has been urged not to drive heavy vehicles on the bridge and many helpful people including Bhupatbhai Wala, Sarpanch of Mota Dadwa have reached there for rescue by helicopter. Ikko Gadi got stuck in Baldhoi village as it was raining in all surrounding districts including Mota Dadwa village since 3 o’clock in the morning. On the other hand, Halenda’s Umrali village has become uncontactable.

System in alert mode due to heavy rain
According to District Development Officer Dev Chaudhary, there has been heavy rain in most of the talukas of the district since last night. Kotdasangan, Gondal and Jasdan divisions have received heavy rain. Regarding this, the system is in alert mode and all the officials including District Collector and myself have joined the relief-rescue work with the teams of NDRF and SDRF. Many people have been rescued in places including Halenda, Umrali, Kharchia of Rajkot taluka.

No casualties have been reported yet
Even in Gondal, rescue operations are going on by the provincial authorities along with NDRF teams. At present, rescue operation is going on in Karman Korda village. According to current information, two old houses have collapsed. At present, five to six nearby villages including Halenda of Rajkot taluka have been affected. However, no casualties have been reported as the system has been on alert since last night. As many as 67 people have been rescued and shifted to a safe place since morning. They have also appealed to people not to go out except for work.

People trapped in water were rescued and moved to a safe place
On the other hand, according to District Panchayat President Bhupat Bodar, there has been heavy rain in many villages of the district. Regarding this, necessary work is being done by District Development Officer and District Panchayat members including the Collector. People trapped in rain and water at many places have been rescued and moved to safe places and this operation is still going on. As many villages have been flooded, continuous work is being done by the organization and the BJP organization. He has also appealed to people not to go out except for work.

An average of 37 mm of rain was recorded
According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, while universal rain is being observed across the state, heavy rain has been reported in all the taluks of Rajkot district. According to which, in the last 24 hours, 69 in Kotda Sangani, 59 in Jamkandorana, 57 in Lodhikama, 46 in Jetpur, 42 in Dhoraji, 30 in Jasdanma, 29 in Gondalma, 23 in Vichiya, 22 in Rajkot, 13 in Paddhari. Average rainfall is 37 mm.