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Central Govt allocates Rs 600 crore to Gujarat for flood relief efforts | Ahmedabad News

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The Centre has approved the release of a Rs 600-crore flood relief fund for Gujarat. This is part of Rs 675-crore funds approved for the flood-affected states of Gujarat, Manipur and Tripura. An announcement in this regard was made late on Monday in a release from the Press Information Bureau. “Central Government has approved the release of Rs 600 crore to Gujarat, Rs 50 crore to Manipur and Rs 25 crore to Tripura as Central share from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and an advance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). These states have been affected due to extremely heavy rainfall, floods and landslides during the south-west monsoon this year,” the release read. In August, Gujarat witnessed heavy rainfall and Vadodara city and district, among other places, faced heavy flooding. An inter-ministerial central team visited the state for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage, the press release said. “During this year, the Central Government has released an amount of Rs 9,044.80 crore from SDRF to 21 States, Rs 4528.66 crore from NDRF to 15 States …

Red alert for parts of Gujarat as rains continued to batter flood-hit state | Latest News India

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The India Metrological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for places such as Bharuch and Valsad as rains continued to batter parts of Gujarat, where heavy rainfall and floods have left at least 40 people dead and over 55,000 displaced across 25 districts since August 25. Floods have left at least 40 people dead and over 55,000 displaced across 25 Gujarat districts since August 25. (ANI) Bharuch’s Valia recorded the highest rainfall (156 mm) from 6 am to 6 pm on Tuesday, followed by Netrang 127 mm, Umarpada in Surat 105 mm, Valsad 104 mm, and Mehsana’s Jotana 95 mm. A helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard, which has deployed four ships and two aircraft for rescue efforts, pressed into service to evacuate an injured crew member from a tanker off the Porbandar coast ditched into the sea after an emergency hard landing late on Monday. Bodies of two personnel on board the Dhruv advanced light were recovered. A flight diver was rescued earlier while the search for the helicopter pilot was on until …

Rainfall continues in southern dists, more predicted till Sept 9 | Ahmedabad News

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Heavy rainfall continued to lash southern Gujarat districts like Bharuch, Surat, Valsad and Navsari for the second consecutive day on Tuesday with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy rain till September 9, mostly in the southern districts. According to a report of the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) in Gandhinagar, during the last 24 hours ending 6 am on Tuesday, Valia taluka of Bharuch received 297 mm (12 inches) of rain. Between 6 am and 6 pm, Valia recorded the highest in the state, at 156 mm, among the 187 talukas that received showers on Tuesday. Bharuch’s Netrang taluka recorded 127 mm of rainfall, followed by Surat’s Umarpada (105 mm) and Valsad taluka in the district (104 mm) till 4 pm Other talukas that received heavy rainfall were Jotna (95 mm) in Mehsana, Vapi (85 mm) in Valsad, Palsana (77 mm) in Surat, Pardi (69 mm) in Valsad, Mangrol (66 mm) in Surat and Ropar (65 mm) in Kutch. The IMD has issued an orange alert, a forecast of heavy to very heavy rain …

Indian Coast Guard’s ALH helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea, 3 crew members missing – India TV

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Image Source : PTI (FILE) Representative image An Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) helicopter with four crews onboard, during an operation, reportedly was forced to make an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea off the Porbandar coast on Monday night, said officials. As per the Coast Guard, one crew member was recovered and the search for the remaining three crew is in progress.  The Coast Guard said the incident took place while the helicopter was approaching the vessel for the evacuation. The Coast Guard has launched a large-scale search operation, deploying four ships and two aircraft to aid in the efforts. Aircraft wreckage has been located.  “Indian Coast Guard ALH, which saved 67 lives during recent cyclonic weather in Gujarat, was launched around 2300 hrs on 02 Sep 24 for medical evacuation of a seriously injured crew on board Indian flagged motor tanker Hari Leela, about 45 km from Porbandar, in response to a request received from the master of the vessel,” the Coast Guard said in a statement.  “ICG ALH helicopter with 4 aircrews …

MHA constitutes inter-ministerial team to assess damage caused by rains, floods in Gujarat – India TV

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Image Source : PTI A flooded area after heavy rainfall in Vadodara Gujarat floods: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted an inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) to assess damages caused by rainfall and floods in Gujarat. The state was hit by heavy to extremely heavy rainfall between August 25 and 30 caused by a deep depression formed over Rajasthan and Gujarat. The team, led by the Executive Director of the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), will shortly visit the flood-affected districts of the state. At least 25 people have died in rain-related incidents across the state since August 25. MHA in touch with  senior officers of affected states Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan were also affected by heavy to very heavy rainfall. Multiple spells of heavy rains, cloudbursts and landslides have caused extensive damage in Himachal Pradesh this year. The MHA is in touch with senior officers of these states, and will depute IMCT there as well, if the severe damages are reported by them, the statement said. During this monsoon, some other states have been affected …

MHA forms inter-ministerial team to assess damage caused by rains, floods in Gujarat | India News

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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs Sunday constituted an inter-ministerial team to assess the damage caused by the heavy downpour and floods in Gujarat, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying. The MHA in a statement said that the Centre was fully committed to providing all possible help to the flood-affected states under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At least 36 people have died in rain-related incidents since August 25 in Gujarat. The MHA is also in touch with senior officers in such states, and will depute central teams for the assessment of the damage, officials said. Heavy and incessant rainfall, especially in central Gujarat districts of Vadodara, Anand and Kheda, as well as Dwarka, Jamnagar, Morbi and Porbandar in Saurashtra, have led to severe flooding in the state this week. With one more death reported from Jamnagar on Saturday, the death toll in the flash flood caused by heavy rainfall in seven districts of Saurahstra and Kutch climbed to 27. (With PTI inputs) Click here to join The Indian Express on WhatsApp …

Not Just Floods, Vadodara Is Also Fighting Crocodiles Amid Gujarat Rain

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Several crocodiles have been spotted in Vadodara New Delhi: Not just floods, Vadodara is also fighting crocodiles that have entered residential areas after the Vishwamitri river, which flows through the city, swelled following heavy rain in Gujarat. Several crocodiles, measuring 10 to 15 feet, have been spotted on the roads, parks, outside residences, and on the premises of a university after a swollen Vishwamitri river flooded several areas of the city. One of the reptiles was even spotted on the roof of a house inundated due to rainfall. A crocodile was spotted on the roof of a house in Gujarat’s #Vadodara as the state continues to reel from floods after extremely heavy rainfall. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. pic.twitter.com/YiQar38EXE — Our Vadodara (@ourvadodara) August 29, 2024 #WATCH | Vadodara, Gujarat: Forest Department rescues the crocodile seen on the campus of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda pic.twitter.com/joBQjJfAHW — ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2024 The Vishwamitri River, which has been overflowing and has flooded the city, is reportedly home to …

Deep depression expected to intensify into cyclone in flood-hit Gujarat | Latest News India

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A deep depression over the Gujarat coast was poised to move westward into the Arabian Sea, where it is expected to intensify into a cyclone on Friday even as flooding in the western Indian state after heavy rains has left at least 28 dead and over 24,000 displaced. A rescue operation in Jamnagar. (X) India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Ahmedabad unit head Ashok Kumar Das called the weather system a rare occurrence. He said the last time something similar happened was in 1976 when a depression formed on land, and transitioned into a cyclone before moving out to sea. “Usually, it is the other way around. The depression began in Rajasthan, moved through north Gujarat, and is now in the Saurashtra-Kutch region. Although it is not severe, it is developing into a strong cyclonic storm,” said Das on Thursday. Das said they will have a clearer understanding of the cyclone intensity on Friday with the coastal areas of Kutch likely to be affected. The deep depression over Saurashtra and Kutch moved westwards with a speed of …