Surat district gets upto nearly 14 inches of rain in 6 hours

July 15, 2024

Surat: Heavy rain lashed parts of South Gujarat today, with nearly 14 inches of rainfall reported in Umarpada taluka of Surat district during a 6-hour period from 6 am to 12 noon. Other than Surat, Bharuch, Narmada, and Vadodara districts also witnessed heavy rain during this period.

Umarpada in Surat received 13.9 inches of rain in just 6 hours, followed by Netrang in Bharuch with 7.3 inches, and Garudeshwar in Narmada with 5.7 inches of rainfall during this period.

Surat, Bharuch, Narmada, Vadodara, and Dang are the top 5 districts to receive rain today. As of 12 noon, 51 talukas have received rainfall, but the number is expected to rise as the state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad also experienced heavy downpours after 12:30 pm.

State Emergency Operation Center, Gandhinagar
06.00 To 12.00 Hrs Descending Talukawise Rainfall (in mm) Date: 15/07/2024
SR. NO. DISTRICT TALUKA 06 TO 08 08 TO 10 10 TO 12 TOTAL RAINFALL
1 SURAT Umarpada 100 247 7 354
2 BHARUCH Netrang 9 133 45 187
3 NARMADA Garudeshwar 132 11 2 145
4 NARMADA Nandod 90 30 9 129
5 NARMADA Tilakwada 54 33 0 87
6 VADODARA Sinor 6 7 52 65
7 VADODARA Karjan 3 17 9 29
8 NARMADA Dediapada 7 15 1 23
9 DANGS Subir 5 2 12 19
10 TAPI Songadh 5 0 13 18
11 SURAT Mangrol 0 4 13 17
12 BHARUCH Valia 4 6 5 15
13 VADODARA Dabhoi 1 2 11 14
14 BHARUCH Bharuch 4 3 7 14
15 CHHOTAUDEPUR Nasvadi 9 5 0 14
16 BHARUCH Jhagadia 3 4 5 12
17 BHARUCH Anklesvar 2 5 4 11
18 CHHOTAUDEPUR Jetpur Pavi 2 0 8 10
19 BHARUCH Vagra 2 0 7 9
20 BHARUCH Hansot 1 4 4 9
21 TAPI Uchchhal 4 1 4 9
22 PANCHMAHALS Jambughoda 2 0 6 8
23 GANDHINAGAR Gandhinagar 0 0 7 7
24 VALSAD Dharampur 7 0 0 7
25 TAPI Vyara 5 0 2 7
26 SURAT Mandvi 6 0 0 6
27 CHHOTAUDEPUR Bodeli 0 0 6 6
28 SABARKANTHA Prantij 0 0 5 5
29 SURAT Mahuva 0 0 5 5
30 SABARKANTHA Himatnagar 0 4 0 4
31 SURAT Kamrej 0 4 0 4
32 DANGS Dang-Ahwa 0 0 4 4
33 ANAND Umreth 3 0 0 3
34 KHEDA Mehmedabad 3 0 0 3
35 BHARUCH Amod 0 2 1 3
36 SURAT Olpad 0 3 0 3
37 SURAT Bardoli 3 0 0 3
38 BHAVNAGAR Bhavnagar 0 0 2 2
39 KHEDA Nadiad 2 0 0 2
40 KHEDA Vaso 2 0 0 2
41 PANCHMAHALS Ghoghamba 1 0 1 2
42 BHARUCH Jambusar 0 1 1 2
43 TAPI Valod 2 0 0 2
44 CHHOTAUDEPUR Sankheda 0 2 0 2
45 JAMNAGAR Jodiya 0 0 1 1
46 BHAVNAGAR Ghogha 0 0 1 1
47 ANAND Anand 1 0 0 1
48 KHEDA Matar 1 0 0 1
49 PANCHMAHALS Halol 1 0 0 1
50 VADODARA Vadodara 1 0 0 1
51 SURAT Surat City 1 0 0 1

Heavy rains have led to a waterlogging crisis in Netrang Panthak. Five and a half inches of rain fell in just four hours, causing floods in several rivers. Both the Amravati and Kaveri rivers have overflowed their banks, inundating areas along their shores. The torrential downpours have severely impacted people’s lives, resulting in widespread road closures.

In the Umarpada area of Surat, the road to Eco-Tourism Devghat Falls in Surat district has been shut down. The Causeway is also closed due to flooding caused by the overflowing Mohan River.

Narmada district has experienced heavy rainfall since early morning today, accompanied by thunderstorms. Garudeshwar received 5 inches of rain within two hours, leading to flooding in areas such as Rajpipla’s Station Road, Kachiyawad, and Satyamnagar Colony. While farmers had been eagerly awaiting rain for a long time, they are now pleased with the heavy downpours since early morning. Rajpipla city, along with Sagbara, Dedyapada, and Teekalwala of the district, has also received substantial rainfall. DeshGujarat

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