Gujarat rains | Amit Shah speaks to CM Patel, says govt. engaged in providing all possible help

Teams of NDRF and SDRF were deployed in Gujarat’s Kutch, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Navsari, which were some of the worst-affected districts, officials said.

Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) employees at a waterlogged road after heavy monsoon rains in Gujarat’s Surat on July 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on the flood-like situation prevailing in the State, and said the Centre and the State government are standing with the people in this difficult time.

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Gujarat, inundating low-lying areas in cities and villages and creating a flood-like situation.

"Due to the heavy rains in Gujarat, the government is fully engaged in providing all possible help to the people affected by the flood-like situation in many places.

“I talked to the Chief Minister Shri @Bhupendrapbjp ji and inquired about the situation. NDRF and SDRF teams and local administration are engaged in helping people in these areas. The Central Government and the State Government are standing with the people in this difficult time,” Mr. Shah tweeted in Hindi.

गुजरात में भारी बारिश के कारण कई जगह उत्पन्न हुई बाढ़ जैसी स्थिति से प्रभावित लोगों को सरकार हर संभव मदद पहुँचाने में पूरी तन्मयता से जुटी है। मैंने मुख्यमंत्री श्री @Bhupendrapbjp जी से बात कर स्थिति की जानकारी ली। NDRF व SDRF की टीमें और स्थानीय प्रशासन इन क्षेत्रों में लोगों…

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) July 2, 2023

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were deployed in Kutch, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Navsari, which were some of the worst-affected districts, officials said.

Published - July 02, 2023 09:53 am IST