Gandhinagar, July 23 -- Following extremely heavy rainfall in the South Gujarat districts of Valsad, Navsari, and Surat over the past 24 hours, the State Government has launched immediate rescue and relief operations.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi are continuously monitoring the flood situation. Sanghavi rushed to Navsari to assess the ground situation and directed officials to ensure there is no shortfall in rescue, relief, evacuation, and public safety measures.

To strengthen relief efforts and ensure timely rescue and assistance to affected citizens, the State Government has also deployed 10 senior officers to Valsad district with immediate effect.

Rescue operations in the flood-affected are...