Meanwhile, road and rail traffic has been disrupted in many parts of Gujarat due to flooding in the river Tapti.
Most of 35 lakh population of Surat is badly affected by the worst deluge ever faced by the city, which has also claimed six lives.
Floods have also disrupted the telecommunication network, including mobile and landline services, in Surat and the administration is using satellite phones and ham radios to tide over the problem to some extent, officials said.
Image: An Indian Air Force helicopter surveys over the flood affected Makai Bridge area of Surat in the Western India State of Gujarat on August 09.
Photograph: Mayur Bhatt/ Saab Pictures
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