RAJKOT: Normal life used to be paralysed in portions of Saurashtra and south Gujarat regions as heavy rains endured to lash for the 3rd consecutive day on Wednesday, which brought about main water-logging and broken rail tracks at a couple of issues that ended in cancellation of a number of trains, officials stated.
In Saurashtra, districts like Devbhumi Dwarka, Junagadh, Porbandar and Gir Somnath witnessed heavy rainfall, whilst Navsari and Dang districts in south Gujarat received considerable downpour within the ultimate 24 hours till 7 am.
As per the knowledge launched via the Gujarat government, Khambhalia taluka in Devbhumi Dwarka received as much as 412 mm rainfall within the ultimate 24 hours.
Khambhalia used to be followed via Manavadar taluka in Junagadh (283 mm), Vansda in Navsari (245 mm), Waghai in Dang (214 mm), Mangrol in Junagadh (210 mm), Porbandar taluka in Porbandar (197 mm), Ranavav in Porbandar (194 mm) and Maliya taluka in Junagadh district (191 mm).
Around 15 villages around the affected regions were marooned as a result of the incessant downpour. Educational institutions in these regions remained closed.
In order to permit the elected representatives and ministers to oversee the rescue and aid work of their respective regions, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani cancelled the weekly Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
Rupani had on Tuesday visited Gir Somnath district, which is without doubt one of the worst affected districts in Saurashtra region.
Ministers Kunvarji Bavaliya and Jayesh Radadiya have been camping in Gir Somnath and Junagadh districts respectively to take inventory of the situation and supervise the rescue work.
Radadiya held a meeting with the district officials in Junagadh.
Talking to newshounds, he stated round 200 stranded other people were shifted to more secure places.
Bavaliya visited the keep watch over room in Gir Somnath district to take inventory of the situation. He is scheduled to talk over with some affected villages within the district later within the day.
The motion of trains used to be affected because of heavy rains and next breaches in rail tracks at Kanasur village in Rajkot department.
"Movement of over half a dozen trains has been affected due to heavy rains and subsequent breaches in rail tracks," a senior reliable of Rajkot department stated, including that the Western Railway had to deploy buses to ferry the passengers of the ones trains that were short-terminated.
"Okha-Rameshwaram Express train had to be short-terminated at Modpur and its further journey stands cancelled," the reliable stated in a commentary.
Similarly, Saurashtra Mail, which runs between Okha and Mumbai, used to be short-terminated at Khambhaliya. Okha-Puri educate used to be also cancelled today, the commentary added.
Divisional Railway Manager P B Ninawe rushed to Kanasur, where flood waters washed away the soil beneath the tracks.
In Saurashtra, districts like Devbhumi Dwarka, Junagadh, Porbandar and Gir Somnath witnessed heavy rainfall, whilst Navsari and Dang districts in south Gujarat received considerable downpour within the ultimate 24 hours till 7 am.
As per the knowledge launched via the Gujarat government, Khambhalia taluka in Devbhumi Dwarka received as much as 412 mm rainfall within the ultimate 24 hours.
Khambhalia used to be followed via Manavadar taluka in Junagadh (283 mm), Vansda in Navsari (245 mm), Waghai in Dang (214 mm), Mangrol in Junagadh (210 mm), Porbandar taluka in Porbandar (197 mm), Ranavav in Porbandar (194 mm) and Maliya taluka in Junagadh district (191 mm).
Around 15 villages around the affected regions were marooned as a result of the incessant downpour. Educational institutions in these regions remained closed.
In order to permit the elected representatives and ministers to oversee the rescue and aid work of their respective regions, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani cancelled the weekly Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
Rupani had on Tuesday visited Gir Somnath district, which is without doubt one of the worst affected districts in Saurashtra region.
Ministers Kunvarji Bavaliya and Jayesh Radadiya have been camping in Gir Somnath and Junagadh districts respectively to take inventory of the situation and supervise the rescue work.
Radadiya held a meeting with the district officials in Junagadh.
Talking to newshounds, he stated round 200 stranded other people were shifted to more secure places.
Bavaliya visited the keep watch over room in Gir Somnath district to take inventory of the situation. He is scheduled to talk over with some affected villages within the district later within the day.
The motion of trains used to be affected because of heavy rains and next breaches in rail tracks at Kanasur village in Rajkot department.
"Movement of over half a dozen trains has been affected due to heavy rains and subsequent breaches in rail tracks," a senior reliable of Rajkot department stated, including that the Western Railway had to deploy buses to ferry the passengers of the ones trains that were short-terminated.
"Okha-Rameshwaram Express train had to be short-terminated at Modpur and its further journey stands cancelled," the reliable stated in a commentary.
Similarly, Saurashtra Mail, which runs between Okha and Mumbai, used to be short-terminated at Khambhaliya. Okha-Puri educate used to be also cancelled today, the commentary added.
Divisional Railway Manager P B Ninawe rushed to Kanasur, where flood waters washed away the soil beneath the tracks.
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