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Heavy rain triggers flooding in Gujarat; Ahmedabad-Viramgam Highway closed

Ahmedabad-Viramgam Highway closed due to excessive water flow from heavy rainfall. Authorities are maintaining extra vigilance in Dholka and Viramgam areas. Rescue operations have relocated hundreds of people as a precautionary measure. South Gujarat, especially Valsad, received extremely heavy rainfall causing widespread flooding.

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Gujarat rains see massive relief ops from NDRF, Army and ICG; 40k shifted, 2637 rescued, 5 dead

Heavy rains in Gujarat triggered massive rescue operations by the Army, Coast Guard, NDRF and SDRF, evacuating over 40,500 people and rescuing 2,637 more, with five deaths reported across Tapi, Valsad, Anand, Mehsana and Panchmahal districts.

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Rains batter Gujarat; 60 shrimp farmers airlifted to safety by Coast Guard choppers in Navsari

In a daring rescue operation, Indian Coast Guard helicopters successfully evacuated sixty shrimp farmers who were stranded amid severe flooding in the Navsari district, exacerbated by heavy rainfall this week. Efforts continue as NDRF and SDRF teams mobilize to assist, with around thirty-eight thousand individuals relocated from Navsari and Valsad…

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Incessant rains displace 38,000 in Gujarat; Army, NDRF roped in for rescue ops

Gujarat continues to face severe flooding for a third consecutive day. Thousands of people have been relocated to safer places and many others rescued. Emergency response teams and the Army are actively involved in rescue operations. Schools have been shut and train services cancelled due to waterlogged routes. Authorities are…

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Heavy rainfall inundates parts of Surat rural; Kim River in spate, traffic disrupted

Heavy rainfall has caused significant waterlogging in rural South Gujarat areas. The Kim River overflowed, disrupting traffic and entering residential localities. Rescue operations are underway, with NDRF saving 67 people in Navsari district. Senior officers and multiple teams have been deployed to Valsad for relief efforts. Over 500 residents were…

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Bandhan Bank employee from Valsad records video showing floodwater rising to his neck in Gujarat; district saw over 1,100 mm rain in 16 hours

A Bandhan Bank employee from Valsad, Gujarat has shared a video showing neck-deep floodwater outside his home, capturing the scale of flooding after Umbergaon taluka recorded over 1,100mm of rainfall in just 16 hours. Gujarat has seen 1,200 rescues and one death as south Gujarat bears the worst of the…

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Gujarat Weather Report: Rain likely in Anand, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Jamnagar & Junagadh; IMD issues rainfall alert for 20+ districts

Gujarat Weather Report: The India Meteorological Department forecasts light to moderate rain and thundershowers across Gujarat for the next seven days. Initially, North, Central, and South Gujarat will see activity, shifting primarily to South Gujarat later in the week. Most other districts are expected to remain dry.

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Gujarat: Rain lashes several parts, Vapi face waterlogging

Day-to-day activities stalled in several parts of Vapi in Valsad on Saturday morning as it faced waterlogging following a heavy spell of rain overnight. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Two owls rescued from Avdha village in Gujarat's Valsad

AHMEDABAD: The Wildlife SOS-GSPCA team, along with the Gujarat Forest Department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Mumbai recently seized two Bengal eagle-owls from Avdha village, situated in the Valsad district of Gujarat.

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Heavy rains cause flood-like situation in many areas of Gujarat; Dharampur in Valsad gets 234 mm in 24 hours

Jamnagar is one of the worst-affect districts with police saying 11 people have died in rain-related incidents since Friday.

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Gujarat BJP functionary shot dead while waiting for wife in SUV

A local BJP functionary was shot dead allegedly by unidentified persons when he was waiting in his Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) for his wife to return from a temple near Vapi town in Gujarat’s Valsad district.

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Vande Bharat Express Train Damaged Again After Hitting Cattle Near Atul Station

The nose, made of FRP (fibre reinforced plastic) suffered an ugly rip-off after hit by cattle on Saturday morning. Read on for Details:

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Gujarat: Container truck catches fire in Valsad

A container truck caught fire on NH 48 in Valsad district in the early hours of Saturday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Gujarat: Fire breaks out at a chemical factory in Valsad

A fire broke out in a chemical factory situated in the Vapi GIDC area of Valsad in Gujarat on Friday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Monsoon fury continues in Gujarat, many highways closed

As the monsoon intensifies, Purna, Kaveri and Ambika rivers which flow through Navsari in south Gujarat are in spate

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Gujarat: Valsad cleans up, Navsari stares at flood

SURAT: Administrative officers in Valsad from both the collectorate and the municipality have taken up the task to clean the city on a war footing after two days of heavy flooding.

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Gujarat proposes new 1,630 km coastal corridor

GANDHINAGAR: Aiming to give an impetus to tourism and economic activities in the state, Gujarat government has proposed a new 1,630-kilometre coastal corridor from Umeragm in the south to Narayan Sarovar in Kutch. To be completed under PM GatiShakti scheme, the government proposes to set aside a buffer area along…

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Centre drops Par-Tapi-Narmada project in Gujarat after protests from tribals

Move comes after Union Ministers hold meetings with Gujarat’s tribal MPs, MLAs

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Tribes oppose river link project in south Gujarat

It would destroy our livelihood in Valsad, Dangs and Navsari districts, they contend

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Gujarat: 3.2 magnitude tremor hits Valsad district; no casualty

AHMEDABAD: A 3.2 magnitude tremor was experienced in Valsad district of south Gujarat on Wednesday afternoon, said the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), but no casualty or damage to property was reported.

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Gujarat: Newly-wed couple, family members held for violating night curfew in Valsad

VALSAD: A newly-wed couple and their family members were arrested in Gujarat's Valsad for allegedly violating the night curfew, which has been enforced in several cities to contain the spread of coronavirus, police said on Tuesday.

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