Normal life disrupted in Surat due to heavy rains

Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 22 (ANI): The lives of people in Surat have been disrupted after the rains lashed the city on Monday.

The heavy rains have led to severe waterlogging on the roads in many areas of the city.

Visuals showed several vehicles stuck on the road due to excessive waterlogging. The city also witnessed a heavy downpour on Sunday.

Earlier today, Porbandar, Junagadh and Devbhumi Dwarka districts have been facing waterlogging due to the heavy rains, which have resulted in traffic snarls and the closure of some roads, causeways and underpasses.

Speaking to ANI about the hardships the residents have been facing due to the waterlogging, a priest said “Although the rain in Porbandar has stopped since the last 18 hours, there are still a few areas that are under the water. Apart from a few areas, even the temples are flooded. “

Further, he said, “The famous Rokadiya Hanuman temple is also flooded. Even after the rain has stopped, the Rokadiya Hanuman temple is still under one-foot water.”

“The rains have, however, not stopped the devotees from going to the temple for darshan. Even today, the worshippers and Lord Hanuman’s followers have come with coconuts and flowers to present as offerings. The temple is flooded but the flow of worshippers has not decreased,” he said.

Earlier, the railway track in Porbandar was affected due to the heavy rains and waterlogging on Friday.

The railway officials said that Porbandar city has received 300 mm of rain in the last few hours, due to which a lot of water has accumulated on the tracks.

“Porbandar city has received around 300 mm of rain in the last few hours. This is unexpected, due to which a lot of water has accumulated on the tracks,” said Bhavnagar Railway Division DRM Ravish, speaking to ANI.

He said that the rail operations on the route were immediately stopped due to the waterlogging on the railway track.