A flood like situation emerged at the Pavagadh Temple, located in Panchmahal district of Gujarat. Due to heavy rains, the stairs of the Pavagadh temple were flooded with water, making them appear like a cascading waterfall. A video from the site has been captured by News24, which shows water rushing down the stairs. The torrential rainfall caused the water to flow so rapidly from the stairs that it resembled a waterfall.
While it looked visually appealing and scenic, it caused significant problems for residents in the area. The situation became serious as the road turned dangerous due to waterlogging. However, no casualties were reported, as there were fewer devotees at the temple at that time.
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Red Alert In THESE 8 Districts
Gujarat has been receiving rainfall for the last one week. The southwest monsoon is currently active in the region. Extremely heavy rainfall occurred in Surat, Anand, Dadra Nagar, Haveli, Narmada, Tapi Surat, Panchmahal, Ahmedabad, Navsari, Chhota Udepur, Bharuch, Narmada and Valsad on Tuesday.
From Saurashtra to North Gujarat and South Gujarat, the rain has wreaked havoc. Waterlogging was reported from Gothan Sama and Sami area. Most of the river, canals and dams have overflowed. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in 10 districts for Wednesday.
For June 25, the IMD has predicted light to moderate rain/thundershowers in all the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod and Mahisagar.
Rain will also lash areas of South Gujarat, which includes Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, and Tapi.
Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Botad, Kutch and in Diu will also receive rainfall today.
Red alert has been issued for extremely heavy rainfall in Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, and Valsad.
Residents Advised Caution
As the IMD has sounded red alert for today, residents are advised caution. Following are the precautionary measures that one should take:
Check for traffic congestion on your route before leaving for your destination. Follow any traffic advisories that are issued in this regard.
Avoid going to areas that face water logging problem often.
Avoid staying in vulnerable structure.
People living in very old buildings unmaintained structures and river banks may take caution and move to safer places.
People in the affected areas may restrict their movement.
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