Rajkot becomes 5th district of Gujarat to cross 100% rain in 2010

After Kutch, Jamnagar, Porbandar and Junagadh, now Gujarat’s one more district, Rajkot has completed 100% rain of the season 2010.

According to figures available from state flood control room, Gandhinagar, as on 4 August morning, Rajkot district has received 103.36% rain fall of the season. It should be mentioned here that monsoon is still in the middle phase presently.

Rajkot district’s talukas: Lodhika, Modbi, Malia Miana, Rajkot city, Tankara, Upleta and Jetpur have crossed 100% mark. At least 15 dams of the district are overflowing, including historical Machchu dam. The Rajkot Municipal Corporation has decided to end water supply restrictions that were implied post summer.

Meanwhile, Amreli district of Saurashtra has experienced 81.82% rain in the season so far with district’s Bagasara, Dhari and Jafrabad crossing 100% mark. Saurashtra’s another Surendranagar district has experienced 85.78% rain. Bhavnagar district has 64.31% rain.