Evacuees are returning home from relief camps

Surat, Aug 1 (UNI) As there was a respite in rainfall today in the south Gujarat area, evacuees started returning to their homes from relief camps.

Flood control room in Navsari district informed that most of the evacuees have returned to their home from the relief camps.

''Today there was no heavy rainfall in Navsari and the water level in Poorna, Ambika and Kaveri rivers also receded much below the danger levels,'' an officilal at Navsari flood control room informed UNI. In Surat all the talukas received an average rainfall of 13 mm, the district flood control room informed.

The situation in Ukkai dam is 16 feet below danger level and the water level in Kakarpara dam is 15 feet below danger level. The water level in Amli dam is four feet below danger level, informed district flood control room.

They have also informed that the evacuees from Olpad and Kamrej taluks started returning to their homes.

According to Valsad district information the rainfall was relatively low today, but met department has predicted a strong wind at a speed of 35 to 55 km per hour and fishermen were warned against going into the sea. Talukas in the Dangs district today received an average rainfall of 20 mm and no untoward incident was reported.

UNI MS MJ ARB KN2001