The military was yesterday called in to help in relief and rescue operations in some districts of Gujarat and Rajasthan after copious rains caused floods, leaving thousands of people marooned, officials said
A man walks on railway tracks damaged due to heavy rains, near Maliya Miyana station near Ahmedabad. Pic/AFP
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The military was yesterday called in to help in relief and rescue operations in some districts of Gujarat and Rajasthan after copious rains caused floods, leaving thousands of people marooned, officials said.
A woman and her daughter were killed when the jeep they were travelling in was washed away by strong currents over a bridge across a canal in Kherwada police station limits in Udaipur in Rajasthan where downpour has resulted in inundation in Jalore, Pali and Sirohi districts.
Army and Air Force contingents have been rushed in to assist in relief and rescue operations.
Incessant rain has thrown normal life out of gear in several areas in the three districts of otherwise parched Rajasthan, hitting road and rail transport. Two trains were terminated in Jodhpur Railway Division following waterlogging on Bhiladi-Samdari section.
About 2,200 people have been shifted to safer places and 460 marooned people rescued, officials said.
Rajasthan’s Minister of Disaster Management and Relief Gulab Chand Kataria said the situation in Jalore, Pali and Sirohi districts was “critical”.
Meanwhile, the Odisha government has rushed ODRAF personnel and dry food items to two northern districts apprehending floods.
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