Amdavad sees strongest downpour of the season, no forecast of heavy rain for coming days

Gandhingar: Moderate to heavy rain occurred at some place in Gujarat including Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar disrupting life at a few places even as met department did not issue any fresh heavy rain warning for the next few days and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani held a high level review meeting here in the wake of recent heavy to very heavy rain in the state to discuss various issues including compensation for 31 rain related human and over 300 animals deaths.

In the meeting also attended by Revenue minster Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and secretaries of various departments, CM Rupani instructed to start cleanliness and sanitation drive in rain affected areas after the receding of water to check spread of diseases. He also discussed about compensation to the families of 31 deceased human being and owners of 300 domestic animals during this monsoon season so far which also includes figures of lightening deaths.

Relief Commissioner A J Shah in the meeting said that during the recent very heavy rain 3900 members of 406 families in Morbi and Patan districts were displaced to safer places who have now started to return. A total of 28 roads were affected during the rain and have been repaired. In the last 24 hours 141 talukas of 26 districts saw rain of which Wagahi in Dangs recorded maximum of 129 mm (around 5 inches). The total rain average till 0830 am this morning across the state has reached 23.82 %. The 203 dams/reserviors have seen inflow of 31.62% water during the rain. The cattle fodder reserve in the state currently was 4 crore kg.

The CM despite the prediction of lowering of rain intensity by met department instructed the Disaster management department and district administration to remain on alert.

Meanwhile Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Valsad, Surat, Bhavnagar, Sabarkantha and some other place today saw moderate to heavy rains. In all four dams across the state have been put on high alert while and equal number on alert owing to surge in inflow.

In Ahmedabad traffic through 2 underpasses in Kubernagar and Akhabarnagar were disrupted owing to water logging even as 3 gates of Vasna barrage on river Sabarmati were opened to discharge the rain water. The city saw over 3 inches of rain in some parts. Kalol in Gandhinagar also saw around 3 inches of rain. Mansa saw 2 inches while Bhavnagar, Prantij in Sabarakantha, Desar in Vadodara and Kaparada in Valsad also saw around 2 inches of rain.

Though rainy season was likely to continue for coming few days yet no heavy rain forecast has been issued by the met for coming few days.

Temperatures across Gujarat remained below 36 °C. Ahmedabad recorded a moderate maximum of 30.1°C which was 5.4°C below normal. Highest across the state was recorded at Kandla port at 35.5 °C.

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