- By Imran Zafar
- Mon, 18 Sep 2023 04:12 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Bharuch district administration has closed several roads in the district including the Narmada bridge as heavy rains continued to batter in Gujarat. The district administration has advised commuters to use National Highway 48 for travel between Bharuch and Ankleshwar.
The situation in Bharuch is at a standstill, as many as 105 people have been rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from low-lying areas. Schools and colleges have also been shut in the Narmada district due to reports of flooding in many villages.
The situation remains grim as ten major dams, including Ukai, Damanganga, Kadana and Bhadar are nearing their overflowing marks. Gujarat has already received nearly 90.8 per cent of its average annual rainfall with Kutch and Saurashtra recording 137 per cent and 111 per cent rainfall, respectively.
The release of water from the Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD), which reached its full reservoir level of 138.68 meters has exacerbated flooding in low-lying areas of the Narmada district.
Additional road closures have been announced in Ankleshwar affecting local travel including Closure of the Amratpura approach road, Closure of the Juna Chhapra - Juna Kasiya NH road, Closure of the Ankleshwar Dudhiya mandir to Old NH road. Three other roads have been declared shut: Umalla - Asha - Panetha road, Bharuch - Shuklatirth - Zanor road and Tothidara - Tarsali road, as reported by new agency IANS.