The road in Parvat Patia was submerged while the Madhav Baug area remained heavily waterlogged till Monday evening.
SURAT : Several areas of the Diamond City were inundated after Mithi Khadi (creek) started overflowing due to continuous rainfall.
The waters had not receded till Monday late afternoon.
The road near Essar Petrol pump in Parvat Patia was submerged while the Madhav Baug area remained heavily waterlogged till evening. Bhathena crossroad was also submerged in water. Hundreds of employees and owners of textile units and shops were affected due to the water logging.
A private transport bus got stranded in over three foot water in Saniya Hemad village on the city’s outskirts. Villagers used a tractor to pull the bus out. The village has been included in Surat Municipal Corporation limits recently.
Surat: Surat city registered 631 new Covid-19 cases and nine deaths on Friday. According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), the deceased included a 36-year-old man from Sarthana, a 33-year-old man from Anand Mahal Road, a 43-year-old woman from Punagam and a 47-year-old woman from Parvat Patiya among others.
Rander zone recorded highest daily cases with 174, while the lowest number of cases were recorded in Limbayat zone (40) on Friday. The central and Udhna zones 43 cases each.
According to SMC officials, as on Friday, 44,230 people were under home quarantine and 2,207 patients were under treatment in different Covid-19 hospitals of the city.
Against 631 new Covid-19 cases, 1,410 patients were discharged from different hospitals in the city. As infection cases are declining, bed occupancy in SMIMER hospital was 21% while that in New Civil Hospital was 28% as on Friday.