Vadodara: Heavy rain in central Gujarat caused flooding in Dahod town , even as water was released from the Dev dam in Panchmahal district. Villages in Panchmahal and Vadodara districts were put on alert due to water being released from the dam. Dahod taluka received 72mm of rain in six hours on Saturday, leaving Dahod town badly waterlogged.
The state transport bus depot was also waterlogged. Elsewhere in Dahod district, Limkheda taluka received 60mm of rain and Garbada taluka 58mm. Other talukas in the district, except Sanjeli, also received rain.
The brunt of the downpour came between 2pm and 8pm. Temple town Dakor, which is preparing for Janmashtami celebrations, was heavily waterlogged due to continuous downpour. Vehicles were seen stranded in knee-deep waters and shopkeepers removing water that gushed into their premises.
Heavy rain lashed parts of north Gujarat on Saturday, inundating low-lying areas and blocking state highways and roads connecting villages. Officials said water levels had reached above the danger mark in 66 of the 206 reservoirs in the state. Vijapur taluka of Mehsana district received 205mm of rain between 6am and 10am on Saturday, throwing life out of gear.
The APMC campus was flooded and a 250-foot portion of a 300-foot wall behind it collapsed. No casualties were reported. Six state highways and 36 panchayat roads were flooded, the govt said in a bulletin.
Water was released from Dev dam in Halol taluka of Panchmahal district on Saturday. Seven vi.