13 districts below 10% rains mark, Ahmedabad lowest at 2.49%

Contrary to the predictions of good monsoon this year, the western state of Gujarat has on average so far received less than 14% of the seasonal rains while 13 of the 33 districts have witnessed less than 10 % rain.

     Ahmedabad district has the least rain percentage of 2.49 % across the state, as per the date released by the met department here today.

    Region-wise Kutch (3.57%), North Gujarat (8.40%) and the East-Central Gujarat (9.42 %) were the three worst affected with 1 (Kutch), 3 (Patan – 4.34%, Banaskantha- 4.17% and Mahesana -5.48 %) and 5 districts (Ahmedabad- 2.57%, Anand- 3.91%, Vadodara- 4.81%, Kheda 5.88 % and Panchmahal – 9.14 %) below 10% rains figures respectively.

    Saurashtra region (16.44%) and South Gujarat (17.23%) were better positioned yet 3 (Devbhoomi Dwarka- 7.03%, Jamnagar- 7.38% and Surendranagar- 9.63%) and one (Narmada- 7.70%)  districts in these regions respectively were also marked below 10% rain figures. Overall the state has witnessed 13.72 % or 109.36 mm or rain so far (till 8 am today)

    In percentage terms Gir Somnath district of Saurashtra with 28.96 % has received the maximum rains so far while Amreli (27.36%) and Bhavnagar (27.31%) of the same region were on second and third places respectively.

     In terms of actual amount of rain Kutch district with only 14 mm so far was lowest both as a district as well as a region. Ahmedabad district is second with only 17 mm downpour while Valsad in South Gujarat with 509 mm was at the top spot closely followed by Dangs with 471 mm till 8 am today. 

    During the last 24 hours only 69 talukas of 20 districts witnessed rains however Dang-Ahwa taluka in Dangs district saw the maximum 205 mm downpour during the period.

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