Ahmedabad, July 25 -- The Ahmedabad District Police on Saturday announced the closure of the Ahmedabad-Viramgam Highway due to excessive water flow amid heavy rainfall triggering flooding in Gujarat.

The District Police said that no vehicle movement between Sanand and Viramgam, in either direction, was safe due to the water flow on the highway.

"No vehicle from Sanand to Viramgam and Viramgam to Sanand is safe to ply over it. We are closing the entire highway for the time being," the Ahmedabad District Police said.

Speaking to ANI, Ahmedabad District Collector Bhavya Verma said the situation in the district was under control amid continuous rainfall, while noting that Dholka and Viramgam received the highest rainfall in the last 24 hou...