Seven more killed in flood-affected Saurashtra

Later in the afternoon, he held a meeting in Junagadh to review the situation. Chief Secretary Raj Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) M K Das, Secretary in charge of Junagadh, Manish Bhardwaj, Relief Commissioner Alok Pandey, local government officers of Junagadh and local elected leaders attended the meeting.

Patel also held a meeting with collectors of Gir Somnath, Porbandar and Rajkot through video-conferencing.

“Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel gave instructions to immediately survey damaged crops and household belongings in rain-affected areas and to provide government assistance as per norms at the earliest. In view of representations that hay of maldharis (cattle herder) has been either drenched or been washed away, the CM instructed forest department and concerned officials to provide hay in affected districts,” an official release from the government stated.