Indian Airlines will operate an additional flight to Ahmedabad departing Delhi at 1800 hours today. A Disaster Control Centre has been set up at the air headquarters in Delhi. Bhuj is the worst affected town, with Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Patan also severely affected. According to railway sources, Rajkot station suffered extensive damage, while Hadkiya bridge between Malia and Serbari also developed cracks. About 20 railway station buildings in Kutch and Saurashtra region of Gujarat were damaged in the earthquake that rocked the state, on Friday.
Phone lines are dead and the electricity supply has also been cut off in large parts of Gujarat.
Air Force bases in Kutch have been damaged. Almost all the airports in the western region have suffered some damages in the earthquake but air traffic has not been affected in region which is an international flight path. Members reviewed latest information available from Government, field office and media sources. Another DMT meeting is scheduled for DMT tomorrow afternoon. WHO is also trying to get further information from their Senior Medical Officer stationed in Gandhinagar and Bhuj.