GANDHINAGAR: Unseasonal rain and critical duststorm in several portions of Gujarat during the last two days claimed 13 lives even as government Thursday predicted that temperatures that had fallen to not up to 3 to 7 degrees under normal would rise from next week to mark a typical summer time.
Officials at the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar said the deaths happened due to different causes starting from electrocution, lightning strikes and uprooting of trees.
The worst affected districts have been in North Gujarat and the western Saurashtra regions. As on Wednesday night, as many as 13 deaths have been reported whilst many people sustained injuries.
Mehsana district reported the maximum 5 deaths followed by means of Banaskantha (2) and one each in Patan, Sabarkantha and Ahmedabad in North Gujarat region. One individual each used to be killed in Rajkot, Morbi and Surendranagar in Saurashtra, in keeping with Gopal Bhayani at the SEOC.
Bhayani instructed IANS that there have been no reviews of dust storm or rain from any part of the state on Wednesday night onwards. He said heavy rains have been preceded by means of dust storms in maximum portions of Gujarat.
The central and state governments introduced Rs 2 lakh reimbursement to each of the relatives of those killed.
First, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the reimbursement from the PM Relief Fund, followed by means of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who additionally introduced Rs 2 lakh aid. In all, every circle of relatives of those that died would obtain reimbursement of Rs 4 lakh.
Officials at the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar said the deaths happened due to different causes starting from electrocution, lightning strikes and uprooting of trees.
The worst affected districts have been in North Gujarat and the western Saurashtra regions. As on Wednesday night, as many as 13 deaths have been reported whilst many people sustained injuries.
Mehsana district reported the maximum 5 deaths followed by means of Banaskantha (2) and one each in Patan, Sabarkantha and Ahmedabad in North Gujarat region. One individual each used to be killed in Rajkot, Morbi and Surendranagar in Saurashtra, in keeping with Gopal Bhayani at the SEOC.
Bhayani instructed IANS that there have been no reviews of dust storm or rain from any part of the state on Wednesday night onwards. He said heavy rains have been preceded by means of dust storms in maximum portions of Gujarat.
The central and state governments introduced Rs 2 lakh reimbursement to each of the relatives of those killed.
First, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the reimbursement from the PM Relief Fund, followed by means of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who additionally introduced Rs 2 lakh aid. In all, every circle of relatives of those that died would obtain reimbursement of Rs 4 lakh.
13 die in Gujarat in unseasonal rain, duststorm
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