Vigorous monsoon to remain somewhat subdued in Gujarat for 2 days, only to intensify again from July 21

Ahmedabad: The vigorous monsoon over Gujarat which has caused some heavy to very heavy downpours in last last few days and also some strong spells last night and this morning as well, will remain somewhat subdued for the next two days.

The state will not see strong downpours anymore for next two days though there will be widespread drizzles or light to medium intensity rains.

However another spell of heavy to very heavy rain is likely to be witnessed by the state from July 21 again.

Director of the IMD center here Jayanta Sarkar informed today.

‘We have seen some good spells in last few days but it would subdue for the next two days. But owing to the movement of a system lying over the bay of Bengal towards Gujarat, there will again be good (heavy to very heavy) rain from July 21,’ he said.

Notably over a dozen human lives were lost in the recent spell of extremely heavy rainfall in North Gujarat and Saurashtra region.

NDRF is constantly on alert even as it is still carrying out several rescue and relief ops in various districts.

Notably, various places in Gujarat including Surat, Valsad, Navasari and Ahmedabad saw some quick spells of downpours since early morning today up to 4 inches. During last 24 hours Valsad city has seen 277mm (around 11 inches of rain), Pardi and Dharampur also saw around 8 inches each. Chikli in Navsari saw 10 inches. Ahmedabad city saw up to 3 inches of rain.

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