Vadodara: Under the guidance of HH Mahant Swami Maharaj, spiritual leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Vadodara has been actively involved in helping people stranded by floods in the city.
For the past three days, over 40 volunteers have been distributing meals like khichdi and other essential food items to those affected by the floods.
Tense situation in Vadodara
The situation in Vadodara has been severe for the last two days, with many areas submerged in water. People have been forced to seek refuge on the first floor or even the rooftops of buildings to escape the floods.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted very heavy rainfall due to a deep depression forming in the Arabian Sea, which could turn into a storm on August 30. As a result, Gujarat is expected to experience continuous rain for the next six days, with no immediate relief in sight.
IMD’s weather forecast for Gujarat
Though the intensity of rain has slightly decreased on August 29 compared to the past two days, a deep depression remains settled over the Saurashtra-Kutch region. Moving at a slow pace of 3 kilometres per hour, the depression is currently located 60 km from Bhuj and 80 km from Nalia. The system is expected to develop into a storm on August 30.
The IMD has issued a red alert for the Saurashtra-Kutch areas, including Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Morbi, Dwarka, and Kutch. Other regions are under an orange alert.
