Gujarat Rains LIVE: Heavy rains lash Ahmedabad

17:30 September 10

Water level rises in Sardar Sarovar dam

Vadodra: The water level in the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada, which has been steadily rising since August 11, may soon touch the Full Reservoir Level of 138.68 meters, officials estimate as the two dams upstream in Madhya Pradesh began releasing water on Monday.

15:59 September 10

Heavy downpour caused water-logging in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad:The Gujarat government has issued an alert for villages along the banks of the Narmada river after the water level in the Sardar Sarovar Dam crossed 136 metres, the highest since its height was raised to 138 metres in 2017, due to heavy rains.

Commuters were seen stuck due to vehicular traffic and pedestrian movement was also disrupted as the roads and pavements were flooded.

A local told to media, "It has been raining continuously since morning, causing traffic snarls in most parts of the city."

According to the IMD's forecast, Gujarat is likely to receive light rainfall with the cloudy sky for the next week.

With the rise in the water level, which now stands at 136.21 metres, authorities have opened 23 of total 30 gates of the mega-dam.

The floods warning, issued by the SSNNL on Sunday night, asked residents of villages along the banks of the river in Narmada, Vadodara and Bharuch districts, as well as the authorities, to be alert as inflow of water into the river may cause it to breach its banks.

The Sardar Sarovar Dam, with around 4,933 million cubic metres of water, is almost 91 per cent full, according to a state government release.

Narmada district collector I K Patel on Monday issued a circular asking district official to remain alert and take precautionary steps to ensure no untoward incident takes place due to the rise in the water level of the river.

Gujarat has so far received 109.99 per cent of its annual average rainfall, with 22 of the total 33 districts receiving 100 per cent rainfall, the release said.

Of the 204 reservoirs in the state, 72 are overflowing while another 62 have the water storage between 70 to 100 per cent.