Earlier, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said that more than 5,000 people have been rehabilitated and over 12,000 people rescued as of Wednesday from the floods following the heavy rains that lashed the city of Vadodara.
Delhi residents on Thursday morning witnessed traffic congestion due to severe water-logging following heavy rain that lashed parts of the national capital.
Following a request from the Gujarat government, six columns of the Indian Army are conducting rescue operations in the worst-affected areas as the flood-like situation continues in parts of the state due to incessant rainfall.
Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said that more than 5000 people were rehabilitated and over 12,000 people rescued till Wednesday from the floods following the heavy rains that lashed the city of Vadodara.
The state of Himachal Pradesh has been experiencing heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, which has caused significant disruption in the hill resort town of Shimla.
As heavy rains wreaked panic in several parts of Gujarat, State Minister Praful Pansheriya said that the flood situation in Morbi was now under control.
Due to heavy rainfall in Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel's "SWAGAT" (State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology) programme, scheduled for August 29, has been postponed, according to an official statement.
Following continuous rainfall and unprecedented floods since August 19 in the state, 31 people have lost their lives, and over 72,000 people have been displaced so far, according to a press release by the State Relief, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Department on Tuesday.
As heavy rains wreaked havoc in Gujarat, State Relief Commissioner Alok Pandey urged the public to follow the do's and don'ts of the district administration.