Gujarat braces for very heavy rain next week
On Tuesday, a high-level meeting of the Weather Watch Group, chaired by Relief Commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey, was held at the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar to review the prevailing monsoon situation and the readiness of various departments to deal with possible scenarios.
During the briefing, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials informed about the forecast of heavy (64.5mm to 115.5mm) to very heavy (115.6mm to 204.4mm) rainfall in various parts of the state during the coming week. In view of this, all departments were advised to stay alert and prepare for any potential risks.
From July 2 to July 8, heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Dahod, Mahisagar, Navsari, Valsad, and in the union territories of Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the IMD forecast stated.
Representatives from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) stated that a total of 32 teams of NDRF and SDRF were deployed across districts to handle any emergencies arising due to heavy rains. Additionally, two teams were kept on standby.
Irrigation department officials said that, as per reservoir-wise water storage data, 21 are currently under high alert, 12 on alert, and 19 under warning status, out of a total of 206 in the state.
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Also, relentless downpours in many parts forced the closure of 94 roads which were affected by waterlogging and overtopping, the roads and building department team informed. These will be reopened once the water recedes.
Senior officials from the Central Water Commission (CWC) – Mahi and Tapi divisions, forest department, health department, energy department, GSRTC, urban development, panchayat, agriculture and animal husbandry, ISRO, and fisheries department were also present in the meeting.
Between 6am to 6pm Tuesday, Kaprada in Valsad received the maximum 90 mm rainfall.
The IMD bulletin stated that monsoon was active over Saurashtra-Kutch regions, and heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in Panchmahal, Valsad, Tapi, Surat, Jamnagar, Porbandar, and Junagadh in the 24 hours ending 8:30 am Tuesday.
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