Gandhinagar: NDRF teams have been moved to various districts where heavy rains are predicted. One team each has been moved to Navsari, Surat and Valsad districts. Two more teams will move for Rajkot and Gir Somnath districts of Saurashtra region tomorrow. One team will be on alert at Vadodara headquarters. Read More

Gandhinagar: 39 teams of National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) are being deployed at agreed pre-positioning locations identified by State/Union Territory Goverments of Gujarat/Diu. DG of NDRF Satyan Pradhan said NDRF is preparing in all respects to tackle onrushing cyclone effectively with minimal loss in close coordination with State/UT. While 36 teams are to be deployed in Gujarat, 3 are to be deployed in Diu. State Revenue Secretary Pankaj Kumar meanwhile in a tweet said: NDRF, SDRF, Arm...Read More

Gandhinagar: Six NDRF teams stationed in Gujarat have been rushed to Odisha in the wake of cyclone Fani which has made its landfall on the coast of the eastern state today. The teams would be kept on stand to there and would be immediately deployed at places of need, an official of the NDRF said today. Already elaborate precautionary arrangements have been made in Odisha in the wake of Fani which is causing heavy rains as well. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: Over 3500 people in rain affected areas of Gujarat have been shifted to safer places while over 500 rescued/evacuated by NDRF alone in last 24 hours and the accumulated death figures this monsoon has reached 29 with recovery of the body of a 19 year old boy in Rajkot today, relief commissioner Manoj Kothari said. He also said that 20 NDRF teams are present in Gujarat. They have rescued over 400 people in South Gujarat and around 100 in Saurashtra in last 24 hours. ...Read More

Gandhinagar: NDRF teams have rescued/evacuated over 80 people today in rain-ravaged Junagadh and Gir Somnath district while the body of a youth washed away in rain-water last evening has also been recovered by it. The NDRF teams have rescued/evacuated 25 people in Maliya taluka of Junagadh, 53 in Vasuj and 6 in Sonpar of Una taluka of Gir Somnath district. Another NDRF team has recovered the body of one Devendra B Chavda, who was washed away with his bike last evening in Bhupgadh villag...Read More

Navsari: Due to heavy rainfall in upstream areas, level of water in river Ambika which flows through Navsari district and city is rising. One NDRF team has been kept on standby mode for relocation and rescue work if need arise. There's flood in Aji river in Rajkot city due to swelling of tributary Khokhadadadi following heavy rain in upstream Gondal and Kotda Sangani talukas of Rajkot district. Villages in low lying area on the bank of river Ambika such as Bigri, Mendhar, Masa, Vaghrech,...Read More

Mumbai: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has mobilized its resources to the vulnerable locations across the country. To mitigate the impact of the disasters which may be triggered due to heavy rains during the monsoon season, NDRF has deployed its rescue and relief teams in vulnerable areas across the country. The deployment has been made with keeping in view the vulnerability profile of the reason and in consultation with the state/local administration. Due to incessant rain in...Read More

Gandhinagar: Even as an estimated over 55000 people have been shifted to safer places in flood affected areas with more than 6000 including 1400 in Ahmedabad in last 24 hours, the death toll in the flood/rain caused incidents have also increased officially to 126 of which maximum 42 have been reported from worst hit Banaskantha district. Revenue secretary Pankaj Kumar today said that of the 126 deaths since June 1, 72 were those who were either washed away in floods or dr...Read More

Gandhinagar: Following are the latest authentic details regarding heavy rain and flood situation in Gujarat shared by Principal Secretary of Revenue department, Government of Gujarat Pankaj Kumar. - 11 talukas in Gujarat witnessed over 125 mm rain in Gujarat in last 24 hours.Highest was in Chotila 450 mm and Tankara 340 mm. - Two persons are dead due to lightning while one is dead due to collapse of wall. - 1320 persons were shifted to safer places in Tankara while 250 from the bank of...Read More

Gandhinagar: During the heavy to very heavy downpour in some parts of North Gujarat and Saurashtra today, a total of 18 people have so far been rescued. All the 18 people were rescued by the NDRF in Tankara taluka of Morbi district. 11 people including 9 children, one women and one man were rescued from a water flooded slum like locality in Khara area during a single operation. Relief Commissioner Ajay Shah said that 1 team each in Surat and Rajkot were present. The...Read More