Following heavy rains in the last two days, the Surendranagar district is facing floods. A number of villages in the district have been marooned and more than 4,000 villagers have been evacuated to safer places. Meanwhile, the government machinery has been carrying out relief and rescue operations in the affected areas with the help of the Army, Ahmedabad and Rajkot fire brigade and SRP jawans. However, no casualty has been reported from the district.

A number of villages of Lakhtar, Limdi and Patdi talukas of the district were marooned in the flood and 5-6 feet deep water was seen in the villages. According to people, nearly 15 lakes and ponds in different villages in the district were breached with three important dams — Dholi Dhaja Dam, Naika Dam and Sukhbhadar Dam — overflowing, has only added to the already grim flood situation.

District collectorate officials said nearly 70 villages have been badly affected by the flood and 4,045 people have been shifted to safer places like government schools and panchayat buildings with food packets being distributed in the flood affected areas. Almost all the roads leading to the Surendranagar district were cut off from rest of the state owing to the inundation.

Chief Minister Narendra Modi sent two ministers — Raman Vora and Kirit Rana — to supervise the relief and rescue operations.

Surendranagar District Collector J D Bhad said, “Situation seems to be improving and under control at present.”