A number of elements of Gujarat continued to be battered by heavy rainfall on Tuesday with the India Meteorological Division (IMD) sounding an orange alert (be ready) for the state.
Saraswati, Patan and Santalpur talukas in Patan district recorded 92 mm, 75 mm and 40 mm of rainfall, respectively, between 6 am and 10 am on Tuesday, adopted by Lakhani village in Banaskantha that obtained 56 mm. Devbhumi Dwarka recorded 50 mm of rainfall in these 4 hours.
Within the final 24 hours, districts of north Gujarat, together with Mehsana, Sabarkantha and Banaskantha, obtained heavy rainfall with Mehsana recording the utmost rainfall of 186 mm in 24 hours.
Mehsana was adopted by Prantij in Sabarkantha (167 mm), Visnagar in Mehsana (163 mm), Hansot in Bharuch (142 mm) and Vijapur in Mehsana (138 mm).
Whereas north Gujarat recorded a mean rainfall of 63.24 mm within the final 24 hours, east central and south Gujarat recorded 35.66 mm and 34.30 mm of rainfall, respectively. In all, 213 talukas within the 32 districts obtained heavy rainfall.
In Visnagar, heavy downpour of seven inches in two days has led to Rupen river flowing above its hazard mark, flooding the low-lying areas alongside its course. Well being Minister Rushikesh Patel, who’s the MLA from Visnagar, visited affected areas to take inventory of the state of affairs. Visnagar additionally obtained about an inch of rainfall till 10 am on Tuesday.
In Sabarkantha district, a number of low-lying areas of Idar witnessed flooding on Tuesday, with Khedbrahma, Vadali, Himmatnagar, Prantij and Talod receiving incessant rainfall. Jadar village in Idar taluka was marooned after the railway underpass that has been constructed as a diversion because of the ongoing work on a railway broad gauge line, was flooded on Tuesday.
In Vadodara metropolis, intermittent mild showers continued on Tuesday with the water degree in Vishwamitri River stayed round 17 ft at Kala Ghoda – about eight ft beneath its hazard mark. Ajwa reservoir was stuffed until 211.59 ft.