Articles tagged under: Summer 2023

Indigo’s Amritsar – Ahmedabad flight entered Pakistan due to bad weather

June 11, 2023
Indigo’s Amritsar – Ahmedabad flight entered Pakistan due to bad weather

Ahmedabad: Indigo Airlines flight from Amritsar to Ahmedabad entered Pakistan due to bad weather. According to a news report in the Pakistan newspaper Dawn, the aircraft reached North of Lahore at about 7.30 pm and returned to India by 8.90 pm on Saturday evening without any issue. Pakistan had intense rainfall and strong winds and thunderstorms on Saturday due to which at least 34 people were killed in Bannu, Dikhan, Lakki Marwat and Karak districts. Speaking to news agency ANI, an Ind...Read More

Gujarat CM approves Rs. 1411 crore lift pipeline project for Dhanera and Tharad talukas

June 04, 2023
Gujarat CM approves Rs. 1411 crore lift pipeline project for Dhanera and Tharad talukas

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has taken a decision at the Chief Ministerial level to fill over 200 ponds of Dhanera and Tharad talukas of Banaskantha district with Narmada water through a lift pipeline. This will result in the rise of groundwater in these areas that have no irrigation system. More than 200 ponds in government wastage land are to be filled with Narmada water through a 61 km long main pipeline and 135 km long sub pipeline that shall carry 200 cusecs water powered by 3 pumping...Read More

Gujarat records 401 rounds of tankers for water supply in 88 villages across 7 districts

June 03, 2023
Gujarat records 401 rounds of tankers for water supply in 88 villages across 7 districts

Gandhinagar: The state-reported 401 rounds (daily regular trips) of tanker deliveries for water supply in 88 villages across 7 districts as of 1st June when the summer is at its peak. To address the water scarcity issue, a total of 66 tankers were deployed to provide water to the affected villages. Specifically, in Rajkot, a total of 138 rounds of tanker deliveries were conducted in 16 villages located in Kotda Sangani, Padadhari, Rajkot, Lodhika, and Vinchhiya talukas. In Bhavnagar, 115 roun...Read More

Light rain is likely in Ahmedabad today; cyclonic circulation likely to develop in Arabian Sea on June 5

June 02, 2023
Light rain is likely in Ahmedabad today; cyclonic circulation likely to develop in Arabian Sea on June 5

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light thunderstorms/rains in Ahmedabad on June 2.  Strong surface winds 30-40 KMPH gusting to 50KMPH very likely to prevail over the Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch during the period of June 2 to June 6. In another development, "a cyclonic circulation is likely to develop over the southeast Arabian Sea around 5th June. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region during the subsequent ...Read More

Light thunderstorms likely in parts of Gujarat from June 1 to June 3 and June 5

June 01, 2023
Light thunderstorms likely in parts of Gujarat from June 1 to June 3 and June 5

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light thunderstorms/rains in parts of Gujarat on form June 1 to June 3 and then again on June 5. Strong surface winds 30-40 KMPH gusting to 50KMPH very likely to prevail over the Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch during the period of June 1 to June 5, the IMD further said. According to the IMD bulletin, "Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very li...Read More

Over 23,000 projects completed in 6th phase of Sujalam Sufalam Yojna: Govt

June 01, 2023
Over 23,000 projects completed in 6th phase of Sujalam Sufalam Yojna: Govt

Gandhinagar: The sixth phase of the Sujalam Sufalam scheme has concluded in 104 days, with more than 23,000 projects completed said the government spokesperson Rushikesh Patel. Patel stated, "Out of the planned 24,153 projects for the 104-day program, 23,860 have been successfully finished, resulting in the creation of 1.27 million man-days of employment." Patel further mentioned that, among the total water stored in the state's 206 reservoirs, 10,500 million cubic feet...Read More

Light to moderate rains very likely in parts of Gujarat on May 30-31

May 30, 2023
Light to moderate rains very likely in parts of Gujarat on May 30-31

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted unseasonal rains in parts of Gujarat on May 30th and 31st. According to the IMD Bulletin,  "Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Ahmedabad, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Mahisagar, Mehsana, Patan and Sabarkantha; in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Amreli, ...Read More

Unseasonal rains very likely in parts of Gujarat on May 29-30

May 29, 2023
Unseasonal rains very likely in parts of Gujarat on May 29-30

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted unseasonal rains in parts of Gujarat on May 29th and 30th. UPDATE: Light rain, accompanied by light thunderstorms, with a maximum surface wind speed of less than 40 kmph (in gusts), is very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat state, namely Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabar Kantha, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Morbi, Surendranagar, Botad, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Kutch, during the next 3 hours: Nowcast issue...Read More

Hailstorm, Thundershower in Ahmedabad on Sunday evening; IPL final match affected

May 28, 2023
Hailstorm, Thundershower in Ahmedabad on Sunday evening; IPL final match affected

Update: Rainfall continues to halt and resume during the evening. upto over 4 inches as per the AMC data Update: Final of TATA IPL 2023 has been moved to reserve day on 29th May - 7:30 PM IST at Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat. Physical tickets for today will be valid tomorrow: Organizers Ahmedabad: Having unseasonal rains in summers and even winters is not a matter of surprise for Ahmedabad anymore recently, but the rainfall on Sunday evening today was not just a thunderstorm but a full-sc...Read More

Part of Gujarat may experience unseasonal rain from May 27 to May 30

May 27, 2023
Part of Gujarat may experience unseasonal rain from May 27 to May 30

Gandhinagar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted unseasonal rains in parts of Gujarat from May 27th to 30th. Additionally,  IMD has issued a warning stating that “strong surface winds, 30-40 km/h, are very likely to prevail over the region from till 27th May. According to the IMD bulletin, "Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30- 40 kmph (in gust) accompanied with light to moderate rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat regi...Read More