Vadodara rains updates: Gujarat city flooded, trains cancelled, airport shut down

Heavy rain lashed Vadodara, Gujarat on Wednesday.

The downpour in Vadodra caused waterlogging on roads which called for trouble for commuters taking the clogged roads.

Rainfall in Vadodara brought much needed respite from the summer heat on Wednesday. The heavy rainfall may have brought down the temperatures in Vadodara but also caused waterlogging at many places.

Gujarat: Water-logging in Vadodara due to heavy rainfall in city. pic.twitter.com/2zkojITYPn ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2019

Vehicles were seen driving through waterlogged roads in Vadodara after the rain.

A Twitter user shared a video of a waterlogged road after rain hit Vadodara.

Not so heavy rainfall resulted into #vadodara drowning.. several areas inundated.. pic.twitter.com/xMrM33dioJ yash desai (@desai_yas) July 31, 2019

After the heavy rainfall hit Vadodara, it took only a couple of hours for commuters to find themselves stuck in traffic jams.

Traffic situation in Vadodara at around 7.30 pm

VADODARA RAINS UPDATES:

• Heavy rainfall caused waterlogging in the city on Wednesday.
• District collector of Vadodara declared holiday in all government, private and Vadodara Municipal Corporation-run schools on Thursday.
• As many as 13 trains have been cancelled due to waterlogging in BRC area (Vadodara Junction).
• Due to heavy rain and waterlogging, principal district judge ordered all courts functioning at headquarters of Vadodara District, including taluka courts, to remain closed on Thursday.
• Between 8 am and 8 pm, Vadodara received 442 mm of rainfall, the highest in Gujarat on Wednesday.
• The state government asked the local administration to shift people from low-lying areas in Vadodara if needed as water entered into houses in several localities.
• The Vadodara airport on the outskirts of the city was temporarily shut down and two domestic flights were cancelled, airport authorities said.
• Chief Minister Vijay Rupani called a meeting in the evening to review the situation in Vadodara, and asked IAS officers Vinod Rao and Lochan Sehra to rush to the city to provide guidance to the local administration in tackling the situation.
• Gujarat Chief Minister Vadodara visited State Control Office in Gandhinagar to take stock of the situation in Vadodara.
• A 24-hour available emergency control room -- with numbers 18002330265, 0265 2423101 and 0265 2426101 -- has been set up by authorities for the assistance of people in Vadodara.

FOLLOWING TRAINS ARE CANCELLED IN VADODARA DIVISION:

• 69176 Anand Bharuch MEMU
• 69175 Bharuch Anand MEMU
• 59101 Vadodara - Kathana Passenger
• 59102 Kathana - Vadodara Passenger
• 52034 Pratapnagar Jambusar NG Mixed Passenger
• 52033 Jambusar Pratapnagar NG Mixed Passenger
• 22928 Ahmedabad Mumbai Lokshakti Express
• 22927 Mumbai Ahmedabad Lokshakti Express
• 22137 Prerana Express
• 19031 Haridwar Mail

FOLLOWING TRAINS ARE SHORT TERMINATED IN VADODARA DIVISION:

• 19218 Sau Janata Express short terminated at Ahmedabad Junction
• 19217 Sau Janata Express short terminated at Valsad
• 19708 Aravali Express short terminated at Ahmedabad Junction
• 14707 Ranakpur Express short terminated at Ahmedabad Junction
• 22452 Chandigarh Mumbai CDG BDTS Superfast Express short terminated at Abu Road railway station
• 04817 Jodhpur Mumbai BGKT BDTS Special short terminated at Ahmedabad Junction
• 22956 Bhuj Mumbai Kutch Express short terminated at Gandhidham Junction
• 12927 Vadodara Express short terminated at Jamnagar
• 11096 Pune Ahmedabad Ahimsa Express short terminated at Bharuch Junction
• 22955 Kutch Express short terminated at Navsari
• 59439 Ahmadabad Passenger short terminated at Surat
• 12972 Bhavnagar Bandra Express short terminated at Botad Junction

• 12946 Surat Express short terminated at Rajula Junction

FOLLOWING TRAINS ARE DIVERTED IN VADODARA DIVISION:

• 12833 Howrah Express diverted via Anand-Godhra-Ratlam-Bhopal-Itarsi-Nagpur
• 17037 Secunderabad - Hisar Express diverted via Vadodara-Godhra-Ratlam-Chittaurgarh
• 16336 Gandhidham Express diverted via Vadodara-Godhra-Dakor-Anand
• 16210 Ajmer Express diverted via Vadodara-Godhra-Ratlam-Chittaurgarh-Ajmer

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On July 30, parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra received heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted "widespread" rainfall across the state till Saturday.

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were put on stand-by in various rainfall districts in north and south Gujarat and Saurashtra region to tackle any eventuality.

The India Meteorological Department forecasts widespread rainfall across Gujarat till Saturday, with "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in south and north Gujarat regions, especially in Valsad, Bharuch, Navsari, Tapi, Banaskantha and Patan districts.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)