Rain wreaks havoc in Gujarat, 27 people dead so far
surat : There has been a lot of loss of life in Gujarat due to unseasonal rains. The state government has started preparations for financial help along with investigation into the cases of death due to lightning. During his stay in Japan, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel received information in this regard from state officials and gave necessary instructions. 24 people have died in the state due to lightning along with torrential rain on Sunday.
There was heavy rain along with thunderstorm in the state on Sunday. 24 people died in incidents of lightning amid torrential rains in different areas. Meanwhile, 23 people are injured. There is mourning in the families of those who have died. On one hand, farmers’ crops have been damaged and on the other hand, death due to lightning has left farmer families destitute. According to the information, 4 people died in lightning strike in Dahod, 3 each in Bharuch and Banaskantha, 2 in Tapi, 1 each in Amreli, Surendranagar, Ahmedabad, Sabarkantha, Tapi, Kheda, Mehsana, Botad, Panchmahal, Kheda and Surat. Died.71 animals have also died in the state due to lightning. In this, 1-1 animals died in Devbhoomi Dwarka, Anand, Patan, Panchmahal, Botad, Mehsana, Surendranagar and Amreli, 3 in Dahod, 2-2 in Bharuch, Surat, Songadh of Tapi. Whereas in Kheda maximum 15 animals died. Radhanpur MLA Lovingji Thakor has written a letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel, demanding assistance in view of the losses suffered by farmers due to unseasonal rains. Rabi crops have suffered extensive damage in Banaskantha district due to unseasonal rain on Saturday. There is bumper cultivation of cumin in these areas. The rain has damaged the cumin crop. Lovingji Thakor has given information in his letter about widespread damage to agriculture in Radhanpur, Santalpur and Sami tehsils.
The unseasonal rains in Gujarat since this morning have put people in trouble. In the last 24 hours, a total of 24 people have lost their lives due to lightning and 23 people have been injured. In view of the situation, the state government has announced compensation to the families of the deceased. Four people have died in the incident from Dahod district of Gujarat. 3 deaths each in Banaskantha and Bharuch districts, 2 deaths in Tapi district, while 1 death each in Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Kheda, Dwarka, Panchmahal, Patan, Botad, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Surat and Surendranagar districts. happened.Along with continuous heavy rains, 71 cattle have also died due to incidents of lightning. Not only this, due to the strong wind, kutcha houses have also suffered a lot in Surat, Junagadh and Narmada. Huts and kutcha houses have been destroyed at 29 places. Apart from this, agricultural crops in the fields have also suffered huge losses.
Late last night, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had expressed condolences to the families of all the deceased. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also expressed grief. On the entire incident, state government spokesperson Minister Hrishikesh Patel said that people and farmers have to face problems due to unseasonal rains. The government is sensitive towards the farmers and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel himself, despite being busy in Japan tour, has given information by talking to the Agriculture Minister on phone. Those who have died will be given compensation as per government rules.The Meteorological Department says that this unseasonal rain has occurred due to the depression over the Arabian Sea. There is a possibility of light rain in some districts of North Gujarat, Kutch and South Gujarat in the next 24 hours. According to IMD, tomorrow the sky will be clear but cloudy in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. There is a possibility of no rain here for the next one week. It is estimated that tomorrow the minimum temperature in Ahmedabad may be recorded at 16 degrees, which will go up to a maximum of 29 degrees.
