Red alert in these parts of Gujarat for next 48 hours; IMD predicts very heavy rains

Surat: Heavy rains have been lashing parts of Gujarat for the past few days and are expected to continue over the next five days, according to the Indian Meteorological Department’s latest forecast, which has issued a red alert for some districts in the state for the next 48 hours.

As per the IMD’s latest forecast, Chhota Udaipur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been placed under a red alert with the possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours.

An orange alert is in place for Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Dang, Tapi, Surendranagar, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Botad during the next 24 hours.

On July 16th, the red alert applies to districts including Chhota Udaipur, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu.

However, Vadodara, Narmada, Bharuch, Dang, Tapi, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, and Dwarka, along with Botad, have been marked with an orange alert.

On July 17th, although there is currently no red alert, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Diu will be under an orange alert with the possibility of very heavy rainfall.

On July 18th, the very heavy rains are likely to subside, with only a yellow warning issued for Surat, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Diu, as heavy rains are expected in these places.

Similarly, on July 19th, heavy rains are likely to occur in Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Diu.

The rest of the state is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall during this five-day period. DeshGujarat