Patel monitors situation after heavy unseasonal rainfall lashes parts of Gujarat

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is closely monitoring the situation across the state due to unseasonal rainfall and changing weather conditions remaining in constant touch with district collectors and the State Emergency Operation Centre the Chief Ministers office saidThe Chief Minister has directed senior ministers of the state cabinet to promptly visit the districts most affected by the unseasonal rainfall and provide necessary guidance to the district administration to effectively manage the situationAs directed by the Chief Minister Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani will visit Bhavnagar Tribal Development Minister Naresh Patel will visit Tapi Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia and Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Pradyuman Vaja will visit Junagadh and Gir Somnath while Minister of State Kaushik Vekariya will reach Amreli at the earliestFurthermore these ministers will meet with officials from their respective districts to assess the situation and will personally visit the affected areas to gain a firsthand understanding of the conditionsCM Bhupendra Patel on Monday held discussions with all district collectors across the state and gained insights into rainfall and changing weather conditions in their respective districts He also directed the State Emergency Centre to coordinate closely with the districts and ensure timely assistance and necessary supportThe India Meteorological Department IMD on Sunday forecast heavy rain accompanied by moderate thunderstorms and strong surface winds at isolated places across several districts of GujaratAccording to the weather department heavy rain exceeding 15 mm per hour along with moderate thunderstorms and maximum surface wind speeds of 41 to 61 kmph in gusts is very likely to occur in Amreli Gir Somnath and Diu districtsThese areas also face a moderate probability 30 to 60 per cent of cloudtoground lightningThe IMD further stated that moderate rain of 5 to 15 mm per hour with light thunderstorms and surface winds below 40 kmph are very likely at isolated places in Junagadh Bhavnagar Bharuch Narmada Surat Tapi Dangs Navsari Valsad Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli districtsThese areas have a low probability less than 30 per cent of lightning occurrenceLight rain of less than 5 mm per hour accompanied by light thunderstorms and surface winds below 40 kmph is expected at isolated places in Porbandar Rajkot Surendranagar Botad Ahmedabad Anand Vadodara Chhota Udepur Panchmahal Dahod Kheda and Mahisagar districts also with a low probability below 3037 of cloudtoground lightningThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever