Rain God meets Rathyatra Gods in Saurashtra,Ahmedabad

Road traffic in Junagadh district have been affected due to incessant rain in Saurashtra region.

The road traffic of Veraval-Talala, Una-Dolasa and Gadu-Chorwad in Junagadh district were affected due to heavy rains since on Tuesday, Junagadh district collector Ashwini Kumar said.

The roads were blocked following heavy rain accompanied with wind that uprooted many trees in the district, he said.

Low lying areas in Junagadh were inundated with water and people have been warned to be careful, Kumar said, adding, however, there was no need to evacuate the people.

Jamnagar district received considerable amount of rain owing to the depression in the Arabian sea.

Porbander also recorded heavy rains since yesterday.

According to the weather department, yesterday’s depression in the Arabian sea has weakened and now lies as low pressure area over Saurashtra and Kutch.

Strong surface winds are likely to prevail along North Gujarat due to strong monsoon conditions, it added.

The department predicts widespread rains with thundershowers across Saurashtra and south Gujarat region.

They also said that the sea will remain moderate to rough during the next 24 hours.

Rains where?

Somnath, Sutrapada, Veraval, Mangrol, Madhavpur, Jetpur, Rajkot, Ranavav, Porbandar, Keshod, Junagadh, Talala, Kodinar, Bhesan, Manavadar, Mendarada, Visavdar, Vanthli, Limbadi, Khambhaliya, Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

Shower on Rathyatra is considered auspicious in Ahmedabad. Today at around 4:15 pm, there was a shower over Rathyatra. The people were jubilant.