Heavy rain spells in North Gujarat to continue till July 27

Gandhinagar: Even as North Gujarat was seeing unprecedented floods, the met department today said that heavy to very heavy rain in the worst affected Banaskantha and Patan districts is likely to continue for three more days.

In last 24 hours 190 talukas of 30 districts have seen rain but it has mostly lashed north Gujarat districts in form very heavy to extremely heavy rain. Dantiwada in Banaskantha has seen maximum around 18 inches. Palanpur 15, Patan 12 and many other areas in Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahesana and Gandhinagar have seen 4 to 14 inches of rains.

The latest heavy rainfall warning bulletin issued by Met today for next 3 days is as following –

July 25- Heavy to very heavy rain at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls very likely in the districts of Gujarat region namely, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan, Mehsana; heavy to very heavy rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Valsad, Navsari; heavy to very heavy rain at a isolated places in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Surendranagar, Morbi, Kutch and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli

July 26- Heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places with isolated extremely heavy falls very likely in the districts of Gujarat region namely, Banaskantha, Patan; Heavy to very heavy rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Aravalli; and in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Surendranagar, Morbi, Kutch.

July 27- Heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Patan; and in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Kutch, Surendranagar, Morbi, Jamnagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka.

Port Warning: Due to active monsoon condition, Squally weather is very likely to prevail near the ports along Gujarat coast. Sea condition will be moderate to rough along and off Gujarat coast during 25 to 27 July.

Fishermen warning: Fishermen are advised not to venture into the Sea along & off Gujarat coast during 25 to 27 July.

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