For the second day in a row in Saurashtra, Meghtandav, 4 to 8 inches of rain fell in Junagadh district

Extreme levels of rainfall are expected in Saurashtra and other parts of the state today

Jamjodhpur, 3 in Kutiyana, 2.5 inches in Jamkandora-Rajula, two and a half inches in Liliya, Wadia, Jafrabad, Talala, Dhrol, Gondal, Dhoraji, Sutrapada, Bhensana

In Saurashtra, including Rajkot, the sun came out in the afternoon and there were heavy clouds again

Due to heavy rains, holidays were declared in schools and colleges and the movement of people decreased

Rajkot: The rains did not stop even today after Megharaja rained 25 inches of water on Saurashtra in a single day. Junagadh district, where 4 to 20 inches of rain fell yesterday, also received 3 to 8 inches of heavy rain from morning till evening today.

Roads in Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli, Gir Somnath, Porbandar and other districts were also flooded with one to three inches of rain and other places including Rajkot with light showers up to half an inch. The weather department has issued a red alert forecast of even heavier rains tomorrow than today.

Mushaldhar 8 inches in Junagadh-Mangrol, 7 inches in Keshod, Vanthali taluka, 6 inches in Malia Hati, Mendarda, 5 inches in Visavadar, 4 inches in Manavadar and 3 inches in Bhensan panth. But in this district, Jamjodhpur with 3 inches, Dhrol with 2 inches, universal rain was continuing.

Rajula 2.5 inches in Amreli district while 2 inches of rain in Lilia, Wadia, Jafrabad taluka, 2 inches in Talala and Sutrapada of Gir Somnath district, 2 1/2 inches in Jamkandoranavad of Rajkot district, 2 inches in Gondal, 13 inches in 24 hours including 1.5 inches in Dhoraji, half an inch in Rajkot. As the floods continued yesterday, the water did not recede and even today, waterlogging scenes were witnessed.

Kutiana in Porbandar also received 3 inches of rain. This system of rainfall was caused by low pressure-cyclonic circulation over Gujarat and a small form of hurricane depression over northern Chhattisgarh which continues to this day near Gujarat. It was sunny in Saurashtra, including Rajkot, at noon, but later the sky was overcast again.

According to the meteorological department, the deep depression weakened and turned into a well-marked low pressure in Chhattisgarh today, which continues to move north, west and north. There is also an orange alert for heavy rains in Gujarat on Thursday the 16th.

The rain from Jamnagar also hit the CM, he went to Rajkot by motor

JAMNAGAR: The Chief Minister reached Jamnagar by helicopter in the afternoon and was scheduled to reach Rajkot by air at 4 pm after holding a review meeting. Was.