Gujarat: Vadodara witnesses flood-like situation, residential areas waterlogged

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], August 27 (ANI): A flood-like situation existed in Vadodara with several parts of the city witnessing severe waterlogging on Tuesday due to incessant rainfall on Monday. According to the India Meteorological Department Vadodara received 26 cm of rainfall on Monday.

Residential areas in Vadodara experienced waterlogging as the Vishwamitri River overflowed. People were seen wading through knee-deep water.

Waterlogging also caused traffic snarls in several parts of the city.

Due to the heavy rainfall, water from Ajwa Reservoir and Pratappura Reservoir was released into Vishwamitri River, leading to waterlogging on Tuesday.

A resident said that severe waterlogging had been experienced since Monday evening.

He said, “Water has entered houses since Monday evening in low-lying areas. People are shifting to other safe locations. There is a shortage of food. People are facing a lot of difficulty.”

people said that they had never seen this flood-like situation in the past.

In the Malpur area in Gujarat, incessant rainfall has been witnessed for the last three days. Locals said that it had become difficult to walk on the streets.

The Kashi Vishwanath Mahadev Temple complex in Vadodara was submerged due to heavy rainfall and the temple premises were shut on Tuesday. people said that they had never seen so much rain in the last 30 years.

In Gandhinagar number plates of vehicles were seen scattered at Mahatma Mandir Underbridge, Sector-13 after the water receded from the spot. The area faced severe waterlogging due to incessant heavy rainfall.

Earlier Gujarat Relief Commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey said, “CM Bhupendra Patel has held a meeting today with all the district officials through videoconference and directed us regarding human life… He directed us that people shouldn’t face electricity shortages, medicinal shortages and other needful things. In the coming 2-3 days, rain is expected as forecasted by the IMD, leaves of all the district collectors and concerned officials have been cancelled and they are expected to join the relief and rescue work.”

“Water should also be arranged wherever there is a power cut. 1653 people were rescued and 17800 people were shifted. There have been 99 deaths during the entire monsoon. 3 deaths have occurred in 24 hours, 1 in Dahod and 2 in Gandhinagar district,” he added.

According to the data of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), from 8.30 am, August 26 to 5.30 am August 27, various parts of Gujarat received a significant amount of rainfall, apart from Vadodara, Rajkot received 19 cm, Ahemdabad 12 cm, Bhuj and Naliya received 8 cm, Okha and Dwarka received 7 cm while Porbandar received 5 cm rainfall.

In a social media post on X, IMD wrote, “A significant amount of rainfall observed from 0830 hrs IST of 26.08.2024 to 0530 hrs IST of 27.08.2024 (in cm): Gujarat Region: Baroda-28, Ahemdabad-12, Surat-4; Saurashtra & Kutch: Rajkot-19, Bhuj-8, Naliya-8, Okha & Dwarka -7each, Porbandar-5.”

Gujarat has been witnessing heavy rainfall over the past two days, leading to parts of the state being inundated and displacing hundreds of residents to safer locations.