According to sources Vadodara city in central Gujarat received a staggering 442 mm of rainfall in just 12 hours on Wednesday, forcing shut-down of airport, cancellation of a few trains and leading to heavy water-logging. As per report schools in the city will remain closed on Thursday. Furthermore rains also lashed other parts of the state, including Ahmedabad city and central Gujarat.
Further the state government asked the local administration to shift people from low-lying areas in Vadodara if needed as water entered into houses in several localities. Western Railways said some trains passing through the city were either cancelled or diverted due to "heavy water- logging". A release by the state government said “Between 8am and 8pm, Vadodara received 442 mm of rainfall, the highest in Gujarat on Wednesday”. Meanwhile Chief Minister vijay Rupani called a meeting in the evening to review the situation in Vadodara, and asked IAS officers Vinod Rao and Lochan Sehra to rush to the city to provide guidance to the local administration in tackling the situation.
Moreover the chief minister urged people in low-lying areas to cooperate with district administration during evacuation. Apparently authorities have asked all the schools in Vadodara city to remain closed on August 1. Perhaps the city of Ahmedabad recorded 58 mm rainfall on Wednesday. As per the latest forecast by the IMD, several parts of Gujarat, including Saurashtra, would receive "heavy to very heavy rains" during the next two days.
