Rainfall disrupts Surat: Schools shut, over 200 bus trips cancelled due to waterlogging
According to the Surat flood control department, the city recorded 8.66 inches of rainfall between 6 am and 2 pm on Monday. On Sunday, the city had received 7.22 inches of rain
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Following the downpour, schools and colleges were shut mid-session (Representational/File) Heavy rainfall continued to lash Surat city for the second consecutive day, disrupting daily life, prompting mid-session school closures, and leading to the cancellation of over 200 city bus trips on Monday.
According to the Surat flood control department, the city recorded 8.66 inches of rainfall between 6 am and 2 pm on Monday. On Sunday, the city had received 7.22 inches of rain.
Following the downpour, schools and colleges were shut mid-session. The Surat district education department said in a press release that District Collector Sourabh Pardhi had instructed all schools to declare a holiday for both morning and afternoon sessions. School authorities were directed to ensure students reached home safely.
In many areas, school vans and autorickshaws were unable to reach campuses due to waterlogging. Several parents had to wade through knee-deep water to pick up their children.
In the Varachha area, officials from the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) fire department rescued 28 students from a school run by the Unnati Charitable Trust after the premises were surrounded by floodwater. The students were shifted to safer locations.
The SMC also undertook water de-pumping operations in low-lying and waterlogged areas, including Kaskiwad in Bhagal (Central Zone), Dhanmora Complex in Adajan (Rander Zone), Hodibungalow (Central Zone), Gotalwadi (Katargam Zone), and Prime Arcade (Rander Zone). Traffic resumed after water levels subsided.
Due to continuous rain and rising inflow from upper catchment areas into the Tapi river, the weir-cum-causeway was closed to commuters on Monday afternoon.
SMC Commissioner Shalini Agrawal monitored the situation from the ICCC (Integrated Command and Control Centre), reviewing CCTV footage and issuing instructions to civic officials for road clearance and traffic management.
Elsewhere in the district, the following rainfall was recorded: Palsana (6.22 inches), Olpad (3.74 inches), Mangrol (2 inches), Mandvi (2.75 inches), Bardoli (4.09 inches), and another reading from Palsana (5.39 inches).
Two district panchayat roads in Mandvi taluka were also closed off to the public after they got submerged, officials said.
The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) cancelled over 200 city bus trips, and buses from other districts were diverted to avoid waterlogged routes. GSRTC officials said buses entering Surat were instructed to halt at the Central Bus Depot or reroute as necessary.
Despite the widespread disruption, the Class 10 and 12 repeater board exams were held as scheduled in the city.
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