Gujarat adds 4.65% of total seasonal average rain in just 24 hours, Morbi receives over 30% in a day

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has seen 4.65% of its total average monsoon rain in just last 24 hours during which Morbi district has received a whopping over 30% of its seasonal rain in a day and has now become the highest rain receiver district the state in percentage terms with a figure of 56.76%.

The average rain figure of the state has shot up to 22.45% from yesterday’s figure of 17.80%.

However, quantity wise Valsad with maximum 619 mm has maintained its position as the highest rain recipient district. Morbi district has so far received 279mm of which 160 mm was received in last 24 hours only. Patan with total 258 mm was with 45.48% has become second highest rain receiver district in percentage terms.

Kutch district with minimum total of 77mm so far was at the lowest rung with respect to quantity of rain while in percentage terms Aravalli at 9.47% (81mm) was the lowest.

Region wise in percentage terms Saurashtra with 26.18% (172mm) is leading the table while South Gujarat as usual was on top volume-wise with a figure of 317 mm (22.45%). Kutch has received 19.08% (77 mm), North Gujarat 24.42% (170mm) and East Central Gujarat lowest 14.88% (121mm).

In the last 24 hours Kodinar in Gir Somnath district with 350mm had received highest amount of rain. Siddhpur in Patan with 333 mm and Tankara in Morbi with 280 mm were at second and third places respectively. Dantiwada in Banaskantha district saw 218 mm rain, Radhanpur in patan got 182mm,.

Life has been thrown out of gear in these areas. At least 4 trains have been cancelled and 14 diverted owing to damage to the rail track in Banskantha district owing to heavy rain.

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