South Gujarat gets highest rainfall since yesterday

Gandhinagar: After a dry spell of around a month in August, rainfall activity in Gujarat has increased with the onset of September. In the 24 hours ending at 6 am today, 112 talukas out of 251 received rain. Also from sunrise today 51 talukas witnessed rainfall till 4 pm. Navsari dist

According to data from the State Emergency Operation Center, in the state capital, during the last 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on September 7, 29 talukas received rainfall of over 1 inch. Among these, 8 talukas, namely Vansda, Pardi, Dharampur, Valsad, Kaprada, Khergam, Vapi, and Mandvi (Surat), received over 2.5 inches of rain.

Navsari, Valsad, and Surat were the top three districts in terms of rainfall during this period.

In the 10-hour period from 6 am to 4 pm today, rainfall occurred in 51 talukas. However, only six talukas received over an inch of rainfall. These talukas include Umarpada, Vaghai, Dang-Awha, Subir, Dediapada, and Chhota Udepur. Umarpada in Surat received the highest amount of rain today after sunrise, with up to 3 inches of rainfall by 4 p.m.

It is also noteworthy that Gujarat has received 82.84% of the typical average monsoon season rainfall up to this point in the year. As of 6 a.m. today, the cumulative rainfall in the state has reached 726.15 mm.DeshGujarat