Spells of heavy rain continue in parts of Gujarat, might play spoilsport during Navratri

Gandhinagar: Spells of heavy rain continued in parts of Gujarat today even as met has predicted such spells to continue for four more days which likely to play spoilsport to initial phase of Navratri starting from September 29.

Today from 6 am to 6pm a total of 100 talukas in 28 districts have seen rain with maximum 94 mm in Umerpada of Surat. Valod in Tapi saw 83 mm, Mahuva in Surat 81 mm, Talala in Gir Somnath 66 mm and Kotadasangani in Rajkot 56 mm. A total of 18 talukas have seen 25 mm or more rain. Ahmedabad city has seen average 3 mm rain.

In the last 24 hours ending 6 am, 165 talukas in 31 districts had seen rain with maximum 117 mm in Ahwa of Dangs district. The state has so far seen nearly 128% rain.

The detailed synoptic situation and rain warning as per the met bulletin is as follows-

SYNOPTIC SITUATION:

Morning’s cyclonic circulation lies over south Maharashtra coast & adjoining areas of Goa­ Karnataka & Eastcentral Arabian Sea and extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting southwestwards with height persists.

HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING FOR 5 DAYS

DAY 1 (Today): Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Surat,Navsari, Valsad and in Daman Dadra Nagar Haveli. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Dahod, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Dangs, Tapi; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Amreli, Bhavnagar.

DAY 2: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Anand and Bharuch. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Surat, Navsari; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath.

DAY 3: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Aravalli, Panchmahal, Dahod, and Mahisagar. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad and in Daman Dadra Nagar Haveli; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath.

DAY 4: : Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Chhota Udepur, Navsari, Valsad and in Daman Dadra Nagar Haveli.
DAY 5: Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Navsari, Valsad and in Daman Dadra Nagar Haveli