<span style="color: #222222;">Gujarat has received over half of its normal average monsoon rain till now. According to the emergency control room, the state has received 51 percent of the total average monsoon rain. According to sources, Kutch has received 97 percent rain, while South Gujarat received 64 percent rain. Saurashtra recorded 51 percent of total rain till now.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that relief works are running in full swing in the flood-affected areas. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced 17 crore rupees of financial assistance to 156 Municipalities to carry out restoration works after the heavy rain. Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rain continues in Navsari, Valsad, and Dang districts of South Gujarat. Purna, Ambika, and Kaveri rivers are in spate causing flood-like situations in low-lying areas. Regular traffic was disrupted for several hours this morning between Chikhli and Valsad on Ahmedabad Mumbai national highway due to heavy water logging. Ahmedabad city also received heavy showers early this morning. Five laborers were rescued by the Fire brigade in Ahmedabad after a wall collapsed incident.</span><br />
News On AIR | July 14, 2022 1:58 PM
Gujarat: Heavy to very heavy rain continues in several areas; CM announces Rs 17 crore financial assistance for restoration work