Jaipur. The continuous torrential rain in Rajasthan has caused heavy destruction in Banswara district. Due to heavy rains on Saturday night, about 600 meters of the main road connecting Mangarh Dham to Bhamri and Santrampur in Gujarat collapsed.
During this time, the tyre of an Eco car got stuck in the crack in the road, but the driver sensed the danger in time and saved his life by getting out of the car. The car fell into the ditch along with the debris, but a major accident was averted due to less traffic at night. This road is an important route connecting Rajasthan and Gujarat, due to the collapse of which about 20,000 people of 15 villages on both sides have been affected.
The incident happened in Gujarat border, just 300 meters away from Gujarat-Rajasthan border. According to the villagers, Rajasthan and Gujarat border meet at Mangarh Dham, and this road connects Anandpuri to Bhamri Kunda and Santrampur of Gujarat. As soon as the information of road collapse was received, Gujarat Police closed the road by pouring soil with JCB and deployed two policemen.
Heavy rains are continuing in many parts of the state. On Sunday, heavy rains were recorded along with strong winds in Jalore, Sirohi, Barmer, Balotra, Udaipur and surrounding areas. Sanchore received the highest rainfall of 8 inches and Mount Abu received 6 inches. Light to moderate rains occurred in Kota, Jaipur, Bharatpur, Ajmer and some parts of Bikaner division. In view of heavy rains, holiday has been declared in schools in Barmer and Udaipur on Monday.
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