Two siblings drown in Savarkundla village

Rajkot: Two children drowned in a river in Nesdi village of Savarkundla taluka on Saturday afternoon. According to police, Gopi Sarviaya (12) and her brother Manav (10) drowned in the river when they were playing. Police and fire brigade department launched search operation to find the bodies while a team of NDRF too also called. In another incident, a resident of Madhapar Chowkdi in Rajkot, Jagdish Dave (23), too drowned with his bike on the Dholera-Kangasiyali causeway in Lodhika taluka after water level increased suddenly owing to heavy rains.A man with his tractor too got trapped near Raval river in Umej village of Una taluka of Gir Somnath district on Saturday. The water level in the river belt increased after three gates of Raval dam were opened because of heavy rain in the upper stream. The tractor was later rescued with the help of an earth mover.