SURAT: Normal life was hit on Thursday as heavy rains lashed Surat, following which
district administration
declared a holiday in Surat Municipal Corporation (
SMC
) run schools for today.
According to IMD forecast, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in Surat and south Gujarat region in the next two days.
Areas like Kamrunagar tenement and KamlaNagar tenement in Limbayat, Limbayat railway underpass, Dindoli Underpass, Udhna, Surat- Navsari road in Udhna, Limbayat proper, VIP road were inundated. People had to wade to reach their destination after heavy rains.
District collector,
Dr Dhaval Patel
, has declared a holiday for all the SMC-run schools and even advised private school managements to declare holiday in afternoon shift too.
During Thursday morning hours among other talukas to record heavy rains include Chroyasi 65mm, Mahua 40 mm, Bardoli 39 mm and Palsana 38 mm .
Himanshu Bhatt is assistant editor at The Times of India, Surat. ...
Read MoreHimanshu Bhatt is assistant editor at The Times of India, Surat. He reports on a range of issues including Surat Municipal Corporation, the district collector's office, business and politics. His special interests are in covering politics and sports. His hobbies include reading, listening to old Hindi film songs and classical Carnatic music. He likes reading up history of the 19th and 20th century, especially World War II.
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