<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today and took stock of flood-like situations in some parts of the state. Mr. Patel appraised the Prime Minister about the heavy rains and possible flooding in some parts of the state. The Prime Minister assured all help from the center including sending extra teams of NDRF.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Heavy to very heavy rains have lashed many parts of South and Central Gujarat during the last 24 hours.<br />''<br />''According to the local weather office, the monsoon is active over the Gujarat region. Extremely heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in Navsari and Valsad districts of South Gujarat.<br />''<br />''Heavy to very heavy rainfall also occurred at isolated places in Surat, Dang, Anand, Tapi, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Vadodara, and Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli. The weather department has issued an alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall in south and central Gujarat over the next two days.<br />''<br />''Bodeli village in Chhota Udepur district was the worst hit by the incessant rains and flood waters, where more than 5 thousand people have been evacuated so far. Many areas in Valsad, Navsari, and Chhota Udepur have been marooned following the heavy rainfall. </span><br />