Articles tagged under: Monsoon 2024

Southwest Monsoon 2024 covers over half of Gujarat; to advance further in 3-4 days

June 26, 2024
Southwest Monsoon 2024 covers over half of Gujarat; to advance further in 3-4 days

Gandhinagar: The Southwest Monsoon 2024 has moved further in Gujarat, covering the whole of South Gujarat, Central Gujarat, and the Saurashtra region of the state. As per the IMD, the Northern Limit of Monsoon passes through Mundra and Mahesana in Gujarat. Given the favorable conditions, this year's monsoon will cover the whole state in the next 3-4 days. The monsoon, which made its onset on June 10th in Navsari, was stagnant there for over 10 days. However, with the occurrence of favorable c...Read More

IMD predicts heavy rain in Gujarat till 29th June; Orange alert in 2 districts

June 25, 2024
IMD predicts heavy rain in Gujarat till 29th June; Orange alert in 2 districts

Vadodara: Monday brought a huge relief to several districts of Gujarat as rainfall occurred in many parts of these districts. Very heavy rainfall was reported in Kheda district, while heavy rains lashed Ahmedabad, Panchmahal, Gandhinagar, Anand, Surendranagar, and Jamnagar. With the monsoon active and likely to advance further in Gujarat over the next three to four days, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain warning for parts of Gujarat for the next five days, until Jun...Read More

3 BRTS electric buses caught in fire in Ahmedabad

June 25, 2024
3 BRTS electric buses caught in fire in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Three buses of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) that run on the Janmarg Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) caught fire on Monday night. The buses were all electric. They caught fire during rainfall. The incident took place at the Jadeshwar bus depot in Vastral, operated by the private operator JBM. While one bus caught fire presumably due to a short circuit, the fire spread to two adjacent buses parked nearby. JBM's expert team from Mumbai will visit the spot. Since the bu...Read More

Gujarat completes nearly 5 percent rainfall of average Monsoon season

June 25, 2024
Gujarat completes nearly 5 percent rainfall of average Monsoon season

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has completed nearly 5 percent rainfall of average monsoon season so far in ongoing monsoon season. The State has as of 8 am today(25 June) received 4.82 percent rainfall. Region wise details are presented in the image attached with this post. DeshGujaratRead More

Ahmedabad gets first sizeable rainfall of Monsoon 2024 on Monday night

June 25, 2024
Ahmedabad gets first sizeable rainfall of Monsoon 2024 on Monday night

Ahmedabad: The city received up to three and a half inches of rain in 24 hours, mainly during Monday night. This was the first substantial rainfall of Monsoon 2024 in the city. The monsoon-like feel in the air is now very evident and increasingly felt. The showers mainly occurred post-midnight and therefore didn't affect the routine life of citizens. The city remained under dark clouds this morning. According to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), no underpass was closed, and all the gate...Read More

Red alert in parts of Gujarat; IMD’s very heavy rain warning till June 28

June 24, 2024
Red alert in parts of Gujarat; IMD’s very heavy rain warning till June 28

Valsad: The Indian Meteorological Department, in its latest weather forecast bulletin, has issued an alert for some coastal districts of Gujarat today, where heavy to very heavy rains (115.6-204.4 mm) are expected. The bulletin predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall across several districts of Gujarat over the next five days, from June 24th to June 28th, while the rest of Gujarat is likely to experience light to moderate rain. According to IMD's latest bulletin, due to the likelihood of heavy ...Read More

Rain-soaked morning in parts of Gujarat; Jamnagar tops chart with 2.5 inch of rain in 2 hrs

June 24, 2024
Rain-soaked morning in parts of Gujarat; Jamnagar tops chart with 2.5 inch of rain in 2 hrs

Jamnagar: As forecasted by the Indian Meteorological Department, parts of Gujarat have been lashed by heavy rainfall since this morning. Lalpur taluka in Jamnagar witnessed 2.5 inches of rain in just two hours, from 8 am to 10 am. According to data from the State Emergency Operation Center in Gandhinagar, 9 talukas received over one inch of rain in 6 hours, from 6 am to 12 noon today. A total of 91 talukas out of 251 in the state have experienced rainfall today. The highest rainfall by noo...Read More

GMDC for first time supplies Lignite to Surat textile industry in monsoon

June 24, 2024
GMDC for first time supplies Lignite to Surat textile industry in monsoon

Surat: Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) has, for the first time, started supplying lignite to 400 textile mills during the monsoon season. GMDC's lignite mines used to remain shut during the monsoon, which typically led the mills to import lignite from abroad, mainly from Indonesia. Local importers would charge two to three times the price for such lignite. Jitendar Vakhariya, President of the South Gujarat Textile Processors' Association, had made representations to the Chie...Read More

Southwest Monsoon advances further in Gujarat; Heavy Rain warning by IMD for June 24-25

June 24, 2024
Southwest Monsoon advances further in Gujarat; Heavy Rain warning by IMD for June 24-25

Surat: The Southwest Monsoon, after being stalled at Navsari for the past 10 days since its onset on June 10, has moved further ahead, covering more districts of South Gujarat and some parts of coastal Saurashtra. Furthermore, conditions are favorable for the further advance of the Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of the North Arabian Sea and Gujarat State during the next 3-4 days. The Indian Meteorological Department, in its latest bulletin, has issued a heavy rain warning for the ...Read More

Further delayed progress of Southwest Monsoon 2024 in Gujarat

June 22, 2024
Further delayed progress of Southwest Monsoon 2024 in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Southwest monsoon 2024, which made onset in Navsari of South Gujarat, on June 10, has not progressed further, causing delayed rainfall in most parts of Gujarat. It has been over 10 days since the monsoon entered Gujarat, but it has only brought incessant rains to Valsad and Navsari, both districts in southern Gujarat, while the rest of Gujarat continues to suffer from heat. Typically, the southwest monsoon reaches South Gujarat by June 15th, Ahmedabad by June 20th, and covers...Read More