“We hereby inform that due to torrential rain and waterlogging in Ahmedabad for the last two days, as a precautionary measure, some of the operations had been temporarily suspended at the company’s facilities located in Ahmedabad zone,” according to a stock exchange filing.
The company took the precautionary measure after heavy rainfall affected Ahmedabad over the last two days, according to a regulatory filing. Zydus Lifesciences said that as weather conditions started improving, operations at these sites have begun to resume.
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Gujarat Rains
Heavy rains battered several parts of Gujarat, prompting massive relief and rescue operations, including those helmed by the Army and Coast Guard, resulting in the evacuation of more than 40,500 persons and the rescue of another 2,637, while five deaths were reported.
Officials said 49 teams, including NDRF personnel airlifted from Odisha as well as SDRF, Army and Coast Guard, were deployed in various districts, especially in Navsari and Valsad, which got some respite from the downpour after two days of extremely heavy rains.
The rain-related deaths occurred in Tapi, Valsad, Anand, Mehsana and Panchmahal districts, Relief Commissioner Gaurang Makwana said. Mehmedabad in Kheda received 507 mm rain, followed by Dholka in Ahmedabad (473 mm), Chikhli in Navsari (451 mm), Umbergaon in Valsad (434 mm) and Khergam in Navsari (434 mm) in a 24-hour period ending at 6 am on Friday, as per State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) data.
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Umbergaon taluka of Valsad, one of the worst affected districts in south Gujarat, has received more than 1,300 mm rainfall in 48 hours till 6 am on Friday, the SEOC data showed.
Visuals shared by the Gujarat Information Department showed ICG helicopters airlifting them from the tin roofs of settlements that were completely submerged in floodwaters. The urban and rural areas of Ahmedabad witnessed heavy rains, with Dholka taluka being the worst affected. It led to several thousand people being stranded in homes amid waterlogging on roads and underpasses, officials said.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited Ahmedabad city to monitor the situation. He reviewed the rainwater drainage mechanism, interacted with residents and directed officials to expedite relief and rescue operations. Meanwhile, authorities announced that schools and colleges would remain shut on Saturday as well.
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Over 430 persons were shifted to safer places and around 40 stranded due to waterlogging were rescued, Ahmedabad Collector Bhavya Verma said. Dholka taluka of the district was declared the most vulnerable and Army and NDRF teams have been deployed there, he said.
Shares of Zydus Lifesciences Ltd ended at ₹1,108.90, down by ₹4.70, or 0.42%, on the BSE.
