Alert for riverfront revellers

Following heavy water discharge from Dharoi dam into the Sabarmati river on Tuesday, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) issued an alert to people staying close to the river. The civic body also issued an advisory to those planning to hang out at Sabarmati Riverfront.

The Sabarmati is going to receive 50,000 cusecs of water from the dam on Tuesday, civic officials said, and hence those living in areas such as Chandrabhaga, Indira bridge, Bakrol, Vanzar, and Gyaspur need to remain alert. 
According to municipal commissioner Mukesh Kumar, all the precautionary measures have been taken. “Our teams have been deployed at the Riverfront and low-lying areas. We don’t want people to go close to the river belt,”  he said. 

Forecast for today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that intermittent rain, at times heavy, is very likely in Ahmedabad on Tuesday due to the low pressure area over south Rajasthan, with associated air cyclonic circulation.

City primary schools to remain closed

All the primary schools in Ahmedabad district will remain closed on Tuesday. The decision has been made in view of a forecast of heavy rainfall.
In a circular issued on Monday, Ahmedabad District Primary Education Officer Mahesh Mehta asked teachers to assist the administration in relief work.
Surender Sachdeva, chairman of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar Sahodaya School Complex of CBSE, confirmed schools up to the eighth grade would remain closed on Tuesday.