Heavy rains in Saurashtra region; Gujarat completes 100% rainfall of average monsoon season

Gandhinagar:

The latest spell of heavy to very heavy rain (with some of extremely heavy nature ) has taken the average monsoon rain figure mark in Gujarat across 100% mark and two of the total 33 districts have so far seen almost double the average rain this season.

According to official figures the rain percentage of Gujarat was 100.85% this morning.

North Gujarat has the highest figures in this regard region wise at 138.17%. Saurashtra was at 102.65%, Kutch at 97.64%, South Gujarat at 85.47% and East Central Gujarat was at the lowest 81.15%.

District-wise Morbi was at the top position in this regard with the highest figure of 186.22% followed closely by Banaskantha at 183.67%. Patan was at third place with 159.21%, Surendranagar and Gandhinagar were at fourth and fifth places respectively with 147.73% and 147.38%.

Valsad district in South Gujarat which has also completed its 100% mark during the recent spell (104.31%) was highest in actual amount of rain with 2255 mm till 8 am this morning.

In last 24 hours ending at 8 am today 236 talukas of all the 33 districts have witnessed rain of which the highest of 204mm was recorded in Keshod Taluka of Junagadh. Among other very heavy rain getter talukas were Mangrol (198mm), Manavadar (152mm), Khambalia (144mm), Maliya (128mm) and Kalyanpur (126mm).

The heavy rain spell is likely to continue till September 1.
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