Red alert in these parts of Gujarat; IMD forecasts very heavy rain till July 24

Gandhinagar: The monsoon has been vigorous over Saurashtra, with extremely heavy rainfall occurring in Dwarka, Junagadh, and Porbandar. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued alerts for several districts in Gujarat for the next three days. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in most parts of the state until July 24th.

According to the IMD bulletin, a red alert has been issued for the districts of Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Porbandar, Junagadh, Dwarka, and Gir Somnath for the next 24 hours. At the same time, Narmada, Dangs, Bharuch, Tapi, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Kutch, and Diu have been placed under an orange alert.

On July 21, a red alert will be in effect for Navsari, Valsad, Porbandar, Dwarka, Dadar Nagar Haveli, and Daman. Surat, Rajkot, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Amreli, Gir Somnath, and Diu will be under an orange alert.

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On July 22, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Amreli, and Bhavnagar will be on red alert. Meanwhile, Narmada, Bharuch, Tapi, Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Botad, and Diu will be on orange alert.

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On July 23, although no red alert is in place, Surat, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chotta Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Botad, and Diu will be on orange alert.

On July 24, an orange alert will be in effect for Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Patan, Mehsana, Navsari, Valsad, Surendranagar, Botad, Dadar Nagar Haveli, and Daman. DeshGujarat

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