Ahmedabad: Gujarat witnessed varied rainfall activity over the last 24 hours, with some talukas receiving substantial showers while many others saw only light rain. According to official data of rainfall during the last 24 hours ending at 6 am today, Kapadvanj taluka in Kheda district registered the highest rainfall in the state, recording 121 mm (4.8 inches). Talaja in Bhavnagar followed with 79 mm (3.11 inches), and Talod in Sabarkantha recorded 68 mm (2.7 inches).

Other parts of the state also received notable rainfall. Wadhwan in Surendranagar reported 53 mm (2.09 inches), while Navsari city and Visnagar in Mahesana each recorded 52 mm (2.05 inches). Dantiwada in Banaskantha received 45 mm (1.77 inches), and Ankleshwar in Bharuch saw 44 mm (1.73 inches). Meanwhile, Umbergaon in Valsad and Gadhada in Botad each recorded 42 mm (1.65 inches), showing fairly widespread moderate rainfall across central and southern Gujarat.

Several other talukas such as Sinor in Vadodara, Balasinor in Mahisagar, Ghogha in Bhavnagar, and Prantij in Sabarkantha recorded rainfall ranging between 30 and 40 mm. On the lower side, many areas including Barwala, Palsana, Savarkundla, Deesa, Bhiloda, Jhagadia, Umrala, and Mansa noted rainfall between 20 and 30 mm during the same period.

Light showers below 10 mm were reported in large parts of the state, including Rajkot, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Dahod, Chhota Udepur, Kutch, Panchmahal, Narmada, and others. A total of 132 talukas witnessed rain, but among them only 20 had over an inch of rain during the period.

Overall, the rainfall was scattered but occasionally heavy in parts of central and south Gujarat, with lighter showers prevailing across most of Saurashtra, Kutch, and north Gujarat regions. DeshGujarat