NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, AUG 22
Gujarat has received over 90 percent of the average annual rainfall so far, more than half of it in August alone, officials said on Saturday.
રાજ્યમાં અવિરત મેઘમહેર યથાવત્: સતલાસણમાં આભ ફાટ્યું, આજી નદીમાં ઘોડાપૂર
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— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 22, 2020
Water stock in the dams in the state has reached nearly 62 percent of the gross storage capacity.
Against 821 mm of average annual rainfall, the state till Friday had received 754.12 mm or 90.75 percent rains, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said.
અંકલેશ્વર સક્કરપોર ગામ ખાતે નર્મદા નદીમાં બોટમાંથી ઉતરવા જતા યુવકનો પગ લપસી જતા એક યુવક ડૂબ્યો
ફાયર વિભાગે શોધખોળ શરૂ કરી
અંકલેશ્વર રૂરલ પોલીસે વધુ તપાસ હાથ ધરી@CollectorBharch @BharuchPolice pic.twitter.com/NgFql0DSbv— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 22, 2020
It received 403.22 mm rainfall in August alone, it said.
Kutch has so far received 159.12 percent of average annual rainfall, followed by Saurashtra at 121.60 percent, south Gujarat at 83.40 percent, east-central Gujarat at 69.58 percent and north Gujarat at 67.87 percent.
ગીર ઉપરવાસમાં રાવલ નદીમાં ફરી આવ્યુ ધોડાપુર
સતત પડી રહેલા વરસાદનાં પગલે રાવલ ડેમનાં ત્રણ દરવાજા એક એક ફુટ ખોલવામાં આવ્યા
ખૂબ પાણીમાં ટ્રક ફસાતા જેસીબીની મદદથી કાઢવામાં આવ્યા@collectorgirsom #gujaratrain pic.twitter.com/rMfAFY5rpS— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 22, 2020
Devbhumi Dwarka in Saurashtra has received 255.18 percent rainfall, the highest in the state, while Dahod in east-central Gujarat has received the lowest 44.29 percent rain, it said.
At least 66 out of 206 dams, including 52 in Saurashtra, have reached their full capacity, the state water resource department said.
⛈️ પંચમહાલના શહેરામાં ધોધમાર વરસાદ
⛈️ હાલોલ શામળાજી મુખ્ય હાઈવે માર્ગ પર પાણી ભરાયા
⛈️ વરસાદી પાણી ભરાતા વાહનચાલકોને હાલાકી#GujaratRain #rain pic.twitter.com/IurkO1oLFA
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 22, 2020
Dams in the state have reached 61.87 percent of their gross storage capacity, the department said.
Sardar Sarovar Dam, the largest in the state, is 57.10 percent full.
On Friday, monsoon remained vigorous over Saurashtra-Kutch region and active across the state, with Valsad in south Gujarat receiving very heavy showers, said the Ahmedabad centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Heavy rainfall was reported on Saturday in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Saurashtra as well as in Mehsana, Aravalli, and Panchmahal districts.
As per the IMD data, Halvad tehsil in Devbhumi Dwarka received 126 mm rainfall between 6 am and 2 pm on Saturday, followed by Satlasana in Mehsana with 120 mm rainfall, Bhiloda in Aravalli with 90 mm and Shahera in Panchmahal with 75 mm rainfall in the same period.
જામનગરઃ જિલ્લામાં છેલ્લા 24 કલાકમાં સાર્વત્રિક વરસાદ
➡️જામનગર શહેરમાં પણ 2 ઇંચ જેટલો વરસાદ વરસ્યો
➡️વરસાદથી નદી, નાલા, જળાશયો છલકાયા
➡️હજુ બે દિવસ ભારે વરસાદની આગાહી#Jamnagar #Rain #Gujarat @CMOGuj @Indiametdept @CollectorJamngr @mahitijamnagar1 pic.twitter.com/FVJX9PwOVq— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) August 22, 2020
In 24 hours till Saturday morning, Umargam and Vapi in Valsad district received very heavy showers of 150 and 102 mm respectively, it said.
At least 102 roads, including six state highways in Anand, Kutch, Bharuch, Surat, and Junagadh districts, were closed due to heavy rains, an official said.
The MeT department has predicted widespread rainfall in Gujarat till Monday, with heavy to very heavy showers in some districts.
