The ministry is also in touch with officials in flood-affected states and said it will send central teams to assess the damage.
He further added that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the central government was fully committed to providing all possible assistance to the flood-affected states.
The statement said the MHA has constituted an inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) headed by the executive director of the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), to assess the damage caused by rains and floods in Gujarat, the statement said.
Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan were also affected by heavy and very heavy rainfall. Multiple episodes of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and landslides have caused extensive damage in Himachal Pradesh this year.
The MHA is in touch with senior officials of these states and will also send IMCT there, if they report any serious damage, the statement said. As per the decision taken by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in August 2019, the MHA, this year, constituted IMCT which visited the flood and landslide-affected states of Assam, Kerala, Mizoram and Tripura in advance for on-site assessment of damage without waiting for their memorandum. IMCT has also been constituted for Nagaland which will visit the affected areas of the state shortly.
In the past, IMCT used to visit disaster-hit states only after receiving a memorandum from the state government, the statement said.
Rains in Gujarat
Gujarat has been experiencing heavy rainfall from August 25 to 29, resulting in 47 deaths. The state will again experience heavy rainfall from Sunday, according to the IMD.
The IMD said that a cyclone formed in the Arabian Sea is heading towards Gujarat and Maharashtra. Heavy rainfall is expected in Saurashtra, central and southern Gujarat till September 5. This is the first cyclone in the Arabian Sea since 1976.
Jamnagar reported the maximum number of deaths at seven, between August 25 and 29. It was followed by Ahmedabad and Anand with six deaths each.
Three people each died in Vadodara, Kheda, Mahisagar, Surendranagar and Kutch districts. While Gandhinagar, Bharuch, Dahod and Chhota Udepur recorded two deaths each, Morbi, Dang, Aravalli, Panchmahal and Devbhoomi Dwarka reported one death each.
However, the death toll does not include the seven bodies found in Vadodara two days ago, the seven who drowned in Morbi and the two deaths due to electrocution in Vadodara.
Till Saturday, Gujarat has received 111 per cent of its seasonal rainfall.
Rains in Telangana
Similarly, the IMD said heavy rains would continue in Telangana, a state already battling floods.
The depression over the Bay of Bengal caused 52 cm of rain in Thirumalayapalem in Khammam district, which is the highest rainfall of the season in the state. Also, districts like Warangal, Mahabubabad and Suryapet saw rainfall in excess of 40 cm. This has caused severe damage in low-lying areas.
Heavy rain forced the South Central Railway to cancel and reroute several trains running through the state on Sunday.
Hyderabad also witnessed heavy rainfall from 8:30 am on Saturday to 8:30 am on Sunday. The city was narrowly spared from extreme rainfall, which could have meant more than 30 cm of rain, similar to the 2020 floods.
Heavy rains on Sunday caused severe flooding in the Rama Krishna Puram area of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, submerging houses and cars.
Police and NDRF teams have launched rescue and relief operations, relocating affected residents to rehabilitation centres.
The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall on Sunday in 15 districts of the state, including Adilabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Kamareddy Mahabubnagar, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, Gadwal, Asifabad, Jagtial, Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Warangal, Hanumakonda and Jangaon, which may cause flooding in the areas.
It’s raining in Assam
Heavy rains inundated several major roads and residential areas in Assam’s Guwahati early on Sunday, disrupting vehicular movement and causing inconvenience to residents of the northeastern state’s capital city. In some parts of the city, people were seen wading in knee-deep water, while in several localities, water levels reached chest-deep.
Flooding was reported from Zoo Road, Nabin Nagar, Ganeshguri, Hedayetpur, Guwahati Club, Ulubari, Hatigaon, Gita Nagar, Maligaon, Lachit Nagar, Chandmari, Panjabari, Jorabat, Jatia, Jyotikuchi and Ghoramara areas and RG Baruah Road.
The three-hour downpour also caused waterlogging in GS Road, Anil Nagar, VIP Road, Tarun Nagar, Rajgarh Road, Jorabat, Rukmini Gaon, Survey and Chatribari areas of the city.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued a ‘yellow alert’ in the city and its surrounding areas with heavy rainfall predicted at isolated places.
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