Surat: Heavy rain during Navratri period has benefited many dams across Gujarat. Ukai dam in South Gujarat which is crucial for drinking and irrigation water supply to Surat city and district areas has been now over 90% full. Whie high-alert level of 340.84 ft was crossed couple of days back, the level is likely to go above 343 ft today due to continuous inflow from catchment areas on upper side. If water level goes above 345 ft, surplus water will be released to downstream areas. Before October...Read More

Ahmedabad: Even as the late spell of recent rains across the state has disrupted the Navratri celebrations to a large extent yet it has diminished the actual rain deficiency a great deal and the monsoon rain average across Saurashtra region, one of the main agricultural areas in Gujarat, has crossed 100% mark. Saurashtra with over 100.52% rain till today has six of its 11 districts with over 100% rain figures while 3 have received rain in excess of 90%. The district with highest rain pe...Read More

Ahmedabad/Rajkot: In a respite to the Garba lovers, the met department today did not issued any heavy rains warning for the coming days giving some hope for the remaining four nights of Navratri, the most liked and colourful festival of Gujarat, to remain some-what dry and full of fun. However the met bulletin says that till the morning of October 10 the last day of Navratri this year, there might be light to moderate rains at isolated places. However after 10 th morning the weather is l...Read More

Gandhinagar: With the latest round of showers across Gujarat, the state has completed 89.60% (nearly 90%) of average monsoon rain(last 10 years average rain). The figure is upto 8.00 am today(October 6, 2016). During last 24 hours, the state had 12.71 mm rain across 33 districts and 182 talukas. Maximum rainfall was witnessed in Visavdar taluka of Junagadh district which was 96 mm. In just the month of October, Gujarat has received 61.58 mm rainfall which is higher than June in which there was 3...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Garba lovers of Ahmedabad have put their fingers crossed for the fifth night of Navratri today even as the city has experienced around an inch of rain till this evening and the Met Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for the next 48 hours across the state. Rain god who was merciless for many parts of the state in last 24 hours during which 210 talukas of all the 33 districts saw light to very heavy showers, had shown some leniency to Amdavadis wh...Read More

Ahmedabad: The rain god seems to be in 'no mercy' mood for the Khelaiyas or Garba-participants in Gujarat as downpours across several parts of the state continued on the fourth consecutive day of Narratri disrupting this most colorful festival to a big extent. Even as rain lashed 181 talukas of 32 districts (of the total 33) in the last 24 hours forcing many Garba events to cancellation including the main state event of Vibrant Navratri in Ahmedabad, Many parts of the state including Jun...Read More

Ahmedabad/Rajkot/Surat: Rains in many parts of the state with some seeing over four to five inches in a matter of few hours today seems hail bent to spoil the pleasure of Garba once again on the third consecutive night of Navratri tonight with disappointed Khelaiyas seemingly uttering the famous nursery rhyme 'Rain Rain Go Away- Come Again Another Day, Little Johny Wants To Play'. But howsoever 'harsh' and 'villainous' the rain seems to the younger lot desperate to dance and mer...Read More

Ahmedabad: After playing the spoiler on the very first day of the Navratri at many places in Gujarat yesterday, the rain is likely to disrupt the Garbas across state disappointing the Khelaiyas for a few more days as the Met department has now issued two days of heavy rain warning across the state instead of that of one day issued earlier. The Met Department bulletin today said that owing to the movement of the system over Telangana towards Gujarat and the system over Madhya Pradesh hea...Read More

Ahmedabad: Post 10.45 or 11.00 pm, first there was strong wind, then drizzle, but Khelaiyas still continued with Garba on the grounds. But then there was even stronger wind. Drizzle and light rains converted into heavy downpour. Dark sky was constantly roaring with frequent lightening. For Garba players and organizers it was getting impossible to continue. Most of the 56 commercial events of Navratri, and almost all other non-commercial ones discontinued Garba and music. Wherever aarti was pen...Read More

Ahmedabad: Even as drizzling and light rain occurred at some places in the state including Ahmedabad on the very first day of Navratri today, a warning issued by the met department has raised concernes about rain playing spoilsport during this most favourite and lively festival of Gujarat. The met department bulletin has issued heavy rains warning for isolated places over Gujarat region, Saurashtra and in Diu on October 4. It has also forecast light to moderate rains at many places ...Read More