Dwarka gets up to 10.7 inches of rain today; 5.8 inch downpour in just 2 hours

July 22, 2024
Dwarka gets up to 10.7 inches of rain today; 5.8 inch downpour in just 2 hours

Dwarka: After a brief break on Sunday, the clouds have again brought heavy rainfall to the Devbhoomi Dwarka district, which received 10.8 inches of rain from 6 am to 2 pm today.

Kalyanpur taluka in the Dwarka district recorded the highest rainfall, up to 10.8 inches from 6 AM to 2 PM out of which 5.8 inches downpour was just in 2 hours from 10 am to 12 noon today.

After Dwarka, the areas of Junagadh, and Rajkot received up to 6.4 and 5.3 inches of rain, respectively, during 6 am to 2 pm.

A total of 126 talukas have received rainfall since this morning. Among them, Kalyanpur, Manavadar, Visavadar, Maliya Hatina, Dwarka, Upleta, Gir Gadhada, Palsana, Bardoli, and Kamrej, have received rainfall ranging from 3.7 to 10.8 inches.

In total, 44 talukas have received over an inch of rain since this morning.

The Junagadh District collector informed that, Due to the heavy rains in Junagadh district, the 44 villages in Keshod, Manvadar, Mangrol and Vanthali are currently out of contact.

“26 agricultural feeders have been affected in Junagadh district due to heavy rains in Junagadh district. At present all the feeders are functioning in Jyotigram. Continuous work is being done by the PGVCL team,” the collector further stated.

With the heavy downpour continuing, some people were trapped in rural areas of Dwarka district and were rescued with the help of a helicopter.

In the wake of heavy rains, Jamnagar and Devbhoomi Dwarka district MP Poonam Madam took to social media and said, “Citizens of Jamnagar and Devbhoomi Dwarka districts are kindly requested to stay away from rivers, channels, and dams during the current heavy rains, and those in flooded low-lying areas are advised to move to safer places.”

“Due to heavy rains in Jam Kalyanpur Panthak, an urgent plan has been made to take the help of NDRF and Air Force in constant coordination with the system for the rescue relief of the people of Paneli, Tankaria, Keshavpur and other villages.” she added.

 

With the heavy rain in the district, the protection wall near Shivarajpur Beach collapsed, and water was seen flowing into the sea. The beach has been closed for now.

The water level of the Ozat River in Junagadh has risen, leading to heavy inflow in the Badalpara-2 Dam. To manage the inflow, 4 gates of the dam have been opened by 2 feet.

Zinjari village in Manavadar has been severely affected, with water entering the village’s low-lying areas. Movement in the village has come to a halt.

In Shergadh of Keshod, the rivers have overflowed, leading to flooding. This has resulted in significant hardships for the residents. Water has entered low-lying areas and houses, forcing 15 people to take shelter in a school. Shergarh Road is closed for entry and exit, and daily life in the village has become chaotic due to the heavy rains.

Gir Garhda in the Gir Somnath district also received heavy rain from early morning today, with two inches falling in two hours. This has resulted in flooding of local rivers.

DeshGujarat

State Emergency Operation Center, Gandhinagar
06.00 To 14.00 Hrs Descending Talukawise Rainfall (in mm) Date: 22/07/2024
SR. NO. DISTRICT TALUKA 06 TO 08 08 TO 10 10 TO 12 12 TO 14 TOTAL RAINFALL
1 DEVBHUMI DWARKA Kalyanpur 3 121 148 4 276
2 JUNAGADH Manavadar 42 73 38 11 164
3 JUNAGADH Visavadar 0 32 65 40 137
4 JUNAGADH Maliya Hatina 3 46 83 3 135
5 DEVBHUMI DWARKA Dwarka 0 0 10 125 135
6 RAJKOT Upleta 0 70 56 3 129
7 GIR SOMNATH Gir Gadhada 65 52 3 0 120
8 SURAT Palsana 0 48 42 24 114
9 SURAT Bardoli 0 29 40 31 100
10 SURAT Kamrej 2 53 18 23 96
11 PORBANDAR Ranavav 1 60 16 5 82
12 SURAT Umarpada 53 12 5 7 77
13 VALSAD Kaprada 4 21 32 20 77
14 VALSAD Vapi 40 15 20 1 76
15 JUNAGADH Junagadh 18 22 17 17 74
16 JUNAGADH Keshod 60 9 5 0 74
17 JUNAGADH Junagadh City 18 22 17 17 74
18 BHARUCH Anklesvar 5 3 36 29 73
19 PORBANDAR Kutiyana 5 50 14 3 72
20 NAVSARI Chikhli 12 11 32 12 67
21 SURAT Mandvi 2 4 15 45 66
22 VALSAD Dharampur 3 20 28 6 57
23 NAVSARI Navsari 3 44 7 2 56
24 RAJKOT Dhoraji 5 30 10 10 55
25 JUNAGADH Vanthali 18 11 9 16 54
26 JUNAGADH Mangrol (JUNAGADH) 3 23 22 5 53
27 NAVSARI Jalalpore 21 28 4 0 53
28 VALSAD Umbergaon 22 9 18 4 53
29 BHARUCH Valia 26 16 6 0 48
30 VALSAD Pardi 13 24 9 1 47
31 VALSAD Valsad 6 26 11 3 46
32 NAVSARI Khergam 4 22 11 6 43
33 SURAT Surat City 11 17 2 12 42
34 GIR SOMNATH Kodinar 17 9 14 2 42
35 BHARUCH Bharuch 0 2 15 22 39
36 BHARUCH Jhagadia 18 3 8 9 38
37 BHAVNAGAR Sihor 0 0 3 34 37
38 PORBANDAR Porbandar 15 5 9 5 34
39 SURAT Chorasi 4 4 9 17 34
40 JUNAGADH Bhesan 0 7 7 16 30
41 BHARUCH Hansot 0 2 6 21 29
42 AMRELI Dhari 0 0 23 4 27
43 GIR SOMNATH Una 0 4 12 11 27
44 TAPI Dolvan 2 0 13 11 26
45 NARMADA Dediapada 8 6 0 10 24
46 NARMADA Nandod 2 18 1 2 23
47 DEVBHUMI DWARKA Bhanvad 6 4 7 6 23
48 NAVSARI Gandevi 0 3 16 3 22
49 BHARUCH Netrang 0 3 4 13 20
50 JAMNAGAR JamJodhpur 0 6 7 6 19
51 JUNAGADH Mendarda 15 0 2 2 19
52 VADODARA Karjan 0 0 8 11 19
53 KACHCHH Abdasa 0 0 17 1 18
54 JAMNAGAR Jamnagar 0 0 0 18 18
55 SURAT Mahuva 0 1 17 0 18
56 NAVSARI Vansada 0 5 7 5 17
57 KACHCHH Mandvi (KACHCHH) 0 0 0 16 16
58 BHARUCH Vagra 0 0 3 13 16
59 SURENDRANAGAR Chuda 0 0 0 15 15
60 VADODARA Padra 3 0 0 12 15
61 SURAT Olpad 4 0 6 5 15
62 AMRELI Lathi 0 9 3 2 14
63 BHARUCH Amod 0 0 4 10 14
64 DANGS Dang-Ahwa 3 2 7 2 14
65 DANGS Vaghai 2 2 6 4 14
66 AMRELI Kunkavav Vadia 5 0 3 5 13
67 AMRELI Babra 0 0 13 0 13
68 SURAT Mangrol 4 2 3 3 12
69 TAPI Vyara 6 0 0 6 12
70 TAPI Kukarmunda 10 0 0 2 12
71 GIR SOMNATH Talala 2 0 0 10 12
72 NARMADA Tilakwada 0 9 0 2 11
73 RAJKOT Jamkandorna 0 2 8 0 10
74 BHAVNAGAR Umrala 0 0 0 10 10
75 BHAVNAGAR Bhavnagar 0 0 0 10 10
76 BHAVNAGAR Mahuva (BHAVNAGAR) 0 2 8 0 10
77 NARMADA Garudeshwar 0 7 0 2 9
78 VADODARA Sinor 5 3 0 0 8
79 TAPI Valod 1 0 0 7 8
80 BOTAD Botad 0 0 0 8 8
81 AMRELI Jafrabad 0 2 3 2 7
82 NARMADA Sagbara 4 3 0 0 7
83 RAJKOT Jasdan 0 0 0 6 6
84 BHAVNAGAR Vallabhipur 0 0 2 4 6
85 BHAVNAGAR Jesar 0 0 0 6 6
86 BHARUCH Jambusar 0 0 1 5 6
87 RAJKOT Jetpur 0 3 2 0 5
88 DAHOD Dahod 0 5 0 0 5
89 DAHOD Garbada 5 0 0 0 5
90 GIR SOMNATH Patan-Veraval 0 0 2 3 5
91 SURENDRANAGAR Sayla 0 0 0 4 4
92 RAJKOT Gondal 0 0 4 0 4
93 AMRELI Amreli 1 1 1 1 4
94 AMRELI Khambha 0 0 4 0 4
95 DAHOD Devgadbaria 0 4 0 0 4
96 GIR SOMNATH Sutrapada 2 2 0 0 4
97 JAMNAGAR Jodiya 0 0 0 3 3
98 AMRELI Savar Kundla 0 0 0 3 3
99 AMRELI Rajula 0 3 0 0 3
100 DAHOD Dhanpur 1 2 0 0 3
101 VADODARA Vadodara 2 0 0 1 3
102 VADODARA Vaghodia 0 1 0 2 3
103 TAPI Songadh 3 0 0 0 3
104 DEVBHUMI DWARKA Khambhalia 0 0 0 3 3
105 BOTAD Barwala 0 0 0 3 3
106 JAMNAGAR Lalpur 0 0 0 2 2
107 BHAVNAGAR Gariadhar 0 0 0 2 2
108 BHAVNAGAR Palitana 0 0 0 2 2
109 BHAVNAGAR Talaja 0 0 2 0 2
110 ANAND Petlad 2 0 0 0 2
111 KHEDA Matar 2 0 0 0 2
112 VADODARA Savli 2 0 0 0 2
113 DANGS Subir 0 0 0 2 2
114 MORBI Wankaner 2 0 0 0 2
115 CHHOTAUDEPUR Chhotaudepur 1 0 0 1 2
116 AMRELI Lilia 0 0 0 1 1
117 ANAND Umreth 1 0 0 0 1
118 ANAND Borsad 1 0 0 0 1
119 PANCHMAHALS Halol 1 0 0 0 1
120 PANCHMAHALS Jambughoda 1 0 0 0 1
121 DAHOD Limkheda 0 1 0 0 1
122 VADODARA Dabhoi 1 0 0 0 1
123 TAPI Nizar 1 0 0 0 1
124 CHHOTAUDEPUR Nasvadi 1 0 0 0 1
125 CHHOTAUDEPUR Sankheda 1 0 0 0 1
126 CHHOTAUDEPUR Bodeli 1 0 0 0 1

 

 

 

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