Anjar gets 6.5 inches rain in 2 hrs; Junagadh 13.7 inches since sunrise, maximum in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: With the monsoon active throughout the state of Gujarat, the Saurashtra region was lashed by heavy rains today. The Junagadh district, in particular, received up to 8.9 inches of rainfall in just 6 hours (from 10 am to 4 pm). The Visavadar taluka of Junagadh recorded the highest rainfall in the entire state, with approximately 13.7 inches of rain between 6 am and 6 pm. However, Anjar of Kutch witnessed the maximum rainfall in a short span of time, with 6.5 inches of rain in just 2 hours, between 2 to 4 pm.

According to data provided by the State Emergency Operation Center in Gandhinagar, fourteen talukas, namely Visavadar, Jamnagar, Anjar, Kaprada, Bhesan, Barwala, Dhrampur, Rajula, Gandhidham, Vyara, Jamkandorna, Junagadh, Vanthali and Junagadh City received more than 4 inches of rain. Forty-Three talukas received more than 2 inches of rainfall, and Seventy-seven talukas witnessed more than 1 inch of rain.

A total of 151 talukas received rain today. However, Visavadar, Anjar and Jamnagar topped the rainfall charts with 349 mm (13.7 inches), 233 mm (9.17 inches), and 210 mm (8.2 inches) of rain, respectively. In the South Gujarat region, Valsad received up to 6.2 inches of rain.

This relentless rainfall also resulted in the loss of at least 12 lives within a 24-hour period ending on Friday evening.

According to official sources, an 11-year-old boy named Vijay Parmar drowned in the flooded Gulabnagar area. In Ranjit Sagar Dam, just 1.5 feet away from overflowing, a man named Asif Seta (35) and his son Aasif (13) also drowned. In Dhuvav Housing Board, a three-year-old girl named Neha Godariya lost her life after her house was flooded.

In Amreli, a woman named Sharda Andhad drowned in turbulent waters in Damnagar, while an 18-year-old girl named Aarti Katpara in Vahiya village of Botad’s Barvala taluka. Anand district also reported two deaths due to wall collapses. DehGujarat