CM PATEL ASSESSES IMPACT OF HEAVY RAINS IN GUJARAT

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday held a highlevel meeting at the State Emergency Operation Center in Gandhinagar to assess the impact of heavy rains in the state.

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The Chief Minister reached the State Emergency Operation Center on Monday afternoon and held a video conference with the collectors, municipal commissioners and district officials of the rain-affected districts to obtain pertinent details.

During the meeting at the State Emergency Operation Center Gujarat Chief Minister urged for the safe evacuation of people from low-lying areas, he also told District Collectors and Municipal Commissioners that the government's first priority should be to avoid loss of life and livestock.

"He instructed the Collectors that special vigilance should be taken so that no one should cross or enter the river channels or roads when the rainwater is flowing in large quantities and dangerously and if necessary with the help of the police to stop the people with strictness,' as per a press release.

He also instructed to give priority to the matter of rescuing people trapped in water. He also got the details of evacuation operations.