Excellent round of shower on Friday in coastal Saurashtra

Ahmedabad/Rajkot, 11 July 2014

Parts of coastal Saurashtra right from the Dwarka to Gir-Somnath and beyond received moderate to heavy rain on Friday giving great relief to people.

Dwarka region’s Sonmati dam was overflowing due to heavy rain in Bhanwad and Khambhalia belt. Rural Porbandar’s Nilkanth river was flooding, five villages including Bodadar and Nerana were out of reach due to flood water following heavy rain in Rana Kandorna belt.

Due to collapse of a check-dam and village water body in Mahobatpura in rural Porbandar water was flooding in surrounding areas.

Kabarka dam was overflowing while Vartu-1 dam was nearly full to its top level.

Junagadh district’s 8 talukas received good rain. Mangrol, Veraval, Kodinar, Talala, Manavdar, Malia, Porbandar, Dwarka, Khambhalia, Bhanwad, Kutiyana, Rana Kandorna are among places where good rain was reported on Friday. Rural belt of Gondal town in Rajkot district also witnessed some shower.

As per the Ahmedabad office of Indian Meteorological Department(IMD): Chief amounts of Rainfall recorded in Cms. are :

Gujarat region:
Umergam (dist Valsad) 7, Daman (dist. Daman) 5, Silvassa (dist Dadara & Nagar Haveli) 4, Vapi (dist. Valsad) 4, Madhuban (dist Dadara & Nagar Haveli) 3, Valsad (dist Valsad) 1, Hansot (dist Bharuch) 1, Pardi (dist Valsad) 1, Nanipalsan (dist. Valsad) 1.

SAURASHTRA & KUTCH
Una (dist Junagarh) 5, Khambha (dist Amreli) 5, Vadia (dist. Amreli) 4, Veraval (dist. Junagarh) 4, Malia (dist. Junagarh) 4, Savarkundla (dist. Amreli) 4, Savarkundla-arg (dist. Amreli) 3, Manavadar (dist. Junagarh) 3, Manavadar-arg (dist. Junagarh) 3, Vanthali (dist. Junagarh) 3, Lakhtar (dist. Surendranagar) 3, Keshod (dist. Junagarh) 3, Kalavad (dist. Jamnagar) 3, Talaja (dist. Bhavnagar) 2, Diu (dist. Diu) 2, Mendarda (dist. Junagarh) 2, Upleta (dist. Rajkot) 2, Talala (dist. Junagarh) 1, Dhari-arg (dist. Amreli) 1, Amreli (dist. Amreli) 1.

IMD prediction for Saturday: (Valid from time of origin to 0830 Hrs. IST of 12/07/14 ) : Moderate to rather heavy rain or thundershowers would occur at a few places in the districts of South Gujarat region, Saurashtra, & in Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers would occur at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region and in Kutch district.