Surat, June 25 -- Surat has experienced heavy rainfall that has increased the water level in many lower areas. The continuous rainfall has created a flood-like situation in some areas and Surat Municipal Corporation has set up shelter homes and deployed medical teams.

Swati Desai, Deputy Commissioner of Surat Municipal Corporation, said they have done barricading and deployed security staff here, so that there is no unnecessary movement.

"Right now we are supervising that the water level has increased in lower level areas due to rain in the upper level areas, till the time the water does not slowly subside, this situation is being monitored and our Corporation's health and engineering team are working simultaneously on the ways to reduc...