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Torrential rains pounded parts of north Gujarat, with overflowing reservoirs and rivers causing floods in Banaskantha and Patan districts, prompting the government to put the state on high alert. (PTI Photo)
About 2,200 people have been shifted to safer places and over 460 others rescued.(PTI Photo) 
Army, IAF and NDRF teams have been called in for rescue and relief operations. (PTI Photo) 
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has released four helicopters to conduct flood rescue and relief operations in many parts of Gujarat. (PTI Photo) -
In Banaskantha district, the highest recorded rainfall (342 mm) was in Dantiwada, followed by Palanpur (255 mm), Amrigadh (246 mm) and Dhanera (216 mm). (PTI Photo)
In order to carry out the rescue and relief operations, more teams of the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) have been pressed into service. (PTI Photo) 
So far, 1,526 people in Banaskantha, about 500 in Patan, and over 200 in Kalol in Gandhinagar have been shifted. (PTI Photo) 
The government has also decided to postpone the Narmada Mahotsav and also deferred till August 6 the Heritage Festival to be held in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo) 
Video footages showed even large vehicles like trucks stuck in flood water which entered several homes in the two districts. (PTI Photo) -
As the dams overflow, water is being released, because of which people living in around 100 villages located in low-lying areas are being shifted, so that they are not hit when the water is released. (PTI Photo)
