Floods - one more Natural Calamity for Kutch

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Floods - one more Natural Calamity for Kutch

Kutch has been facing drought since many decades, then cyclone, next was massive earthquake & now the threat of flood has once again disturbed the lives of Kutchi people. News collected by Panjokutch from its reliable sources:

Heavy Rainfall received by various Talukas in the last 24 hours:

Talukas
Rainfall in mm
Talukas
Rainfall in mm
Nakhatrana
346
Mundra
250
Bhuj
202
Gandhidham
169
Anjar
140
Bhachau
124
Lakhpat
83
Abhdasa
60

 

Current situation of Dams:

  • Out of 16 medium irrigation dams, 11 are overflowing.
  • Cracks developed in Hamisar dam.
  • Rudramata - the biggest dam in district, is threatened to overflow.
  • Bhukhi dam - People living downstream of this dam have been asked to shift to safer places.
  • Jyoteswar dam - near Mandvi, has developed cracks the administration plans to shift residents of nearby villages.
  • Lunva dam has broken while cracks are developed in Bandhi dam.

Other storming news:

  • Orders issued & arrangements made to evacuate Bhuj due to cracks in Hamisar.
  • Water has covered homes in posh areas like Bhanushali Nagar, Umednagar & Dwidhameshwar colony of Bhuj.
  • The State Government has requested the Army to be on alert.
  • Indian Air Force was urged to make an aerial survey.
  • Planning to evacuate villages Godhra, Rajda, Merau & Don.
  • Government schools in many areas have been kept ready for evacuees.
  • 4 casualties have been reported each from Nalia, Gandhidham, Mandvi & Kandla.
  • 8000 villagers of Banni - Denmark of Kutch are trapped in water from all sides.
  • Army's Rapid Rescue Team has reached Banni to remove people from Gasia sludge.
  • Sahyaji Express & Kutch Express trains have stopped at Anjar.
  • Out of 880, 354 villages are facing black out due to lack of electric supply.
  • Operation at the Kandla port has been suspended.
  • Road traffic between Bhuj & Lakhpat and also Mandvi & Narayan Sarovar have been cut off due to flooding iriver Bhukhi.
  • Also mobility between Gadhshisha & Kotdaroha is disturbed due to breaking of bridge between Gadhshisha & Devpur.
  • Agriculture is also affected.
  • Many points on the Bhuj-Khavda state highway are also under water.
  • Telecommunication link between Bhuj and Mandvi has been disrupted.
  • Electric poles have got uprooted at many places.