After a dry spell for the best part of the monsoon season, Gujarat has been getting good rain in the last three days with the total levels reaching 88% of its average.
Saurashtra has already received 95.26% of the average monsoon rain, while South Gujarat got 88.10%. North Gujarat recorded 81.27% and Kutch reported 76.45% of rain.
Seventy-nine of the 220 taluks in the state received heavy rain in the last 24 hours, with Bhachau in Kutch getting more than 177 mm downpour. Several areas in Saurashtra, including Rajkot and Lalpur in Jamnagar, recorded s152 mm, while Junagadh, Vanthali and Suigam got 127 mm rain.
In all, eight taluks received more than 76mm of rain and 42 have received more than 25 mm.
Impact
Such is the impact of the rains that a 10-km traffic jam has been reported on Bharuch-Ankleshwar national highway on late Wednesday evening. Waterlogging was also reported in several areas of Baroda, Surat and other cities.
According to state disaster management control centre, state administration has put 44 out of the 203 dams on high alert since water levels in these dams have crossed 90% of their storage capacity.
Dams on alert
Seven dams have been put on alert and 15 more are on the verge of being put under alert category due to high water inflow.
Storage level in Narmada Dam, considered as Gujarat's lifeline, has crossed the 122 metre mark. The dam overflows at 138 metres and has spilled over twice this monsoon season.
Heavy rain in the dam's catchment areas in the last one week has brought more water to the reservoir.
Sources in the state agriculture department said the latest spell of rain has come as good news for farmers, especially those in Saurashtra region that witnessed less than average rain so far.
They said the rain has been particularly good for the groundnut and cotton crops. The rain, however, played spoilsport on the navratri festivities. Several of the dance programmes have been cancelled since rain began on the second of the nine-nights festivals, disappointing hundreds of garba enthusiasts.
![]( "A water logged road after heavy rains in Surat on Tuesday. PTI Photo")
After a dry spell for the best part of the monsoon season, Gujarat has been getting good rain in the last three days with the total levels reaching 88% of its average.
Saurashtra has already received 95.26% of the average monsoon rain, while South Gujarat got 88.10%. North Gujarat recorded 81.27% and Kutch reported 76.45% of rain.
Seventy-nine of the 220 taluks in the state received heavy rain in the last 24 hours, with Bhachau in Kutch getting more than 177 mm downpour. Several areas in Saurashtra, including Rajkot and Lalpur in Jamnagar, recorded s152 mm, while Junagadh, Vanthali and Suigam got 127 mm rain.
In all, eight taluks received more than 76mm of rain and 42 have received more than 25 mm.
Impact
Such is the impact of the rains that a 10-km traffic jam has been reported on Bharuch-Ankleshwar national highway on late Wednesday evening. Waterlogging was also reported in several areas of Baroda, Surat and other cities.
According to state disaster management control centre, state administration has put 44 out of the 203 dams on high alert since water levels in these dams have crossed 90% of their storage capacity.
Dams on alert
Seven dams have been put on alert and 15 more are on the verge of being put under alert category due to high water inflow.
Storage level in Narmada Dam, considered as Gujarat’s lifeline, has crossed the 122 metre mark. The dam overflows at 138 metres and has spilled over twice this monsoon season.
Heavy rain in the dam’s catchment areas in the last one week has brought more water to the reservoir.
Sources in the state agriculture department said the latest spell of rain has come as good news for farmers, especially those in Saurashtra region that witnessed less than average rain so far.
They said the rain has been particularly good for the groundnut and cotton crops. The rain, however, played spoilsport on the navratri festivities. Several of the dance programmes have been cancelled since rain began on the second of the nine-nights festivals, disappointing hundreds of garba enthusiasts.
Saurashtra has already received 95.26% of the average monsoon rain, while South Gujarat got 88.10%. North Gujarat recorded 81.27% and Kutch reported 76.45% of rain.
Seventy-nine of the 220 taluks in the state received heavy rain in the last 24 hours, with Bhachau in Kutch getting more than 177 mm downpour. Several areas in Saurashtra, including Rajkot and Lalpur in Jamnagar, recorded s152 mm, while Junagadh, Vanthali and Suigam got 127 mm rain.
In all, eight taluks received more than 76mm of rain and 42 have received more than 25 mm.
Impact
Such is the impact of the rains that a 10-km traffic jam has been reported on Bharuch-Ankleshwar national highway on late Wednesday evening. Waterlogging was also reported in several areas of Baroda, Surat and other cities.
According to state disaster management control centre, state administration has put 44 out of the 203 dams on high alert since water levels in these dams have crossed 90% of their storage capacity.
Dams on alert
Seven dams have been put on alert and 15 more are on the verge of being put under alert category due to high water inflow.
Storage level in Narmada Dam, considered as Gujarat's lifeline, has crossed the 122 metre mark. The dam overflows at 138 metres and has spilled over twice this monsoon season.
Heavy rain in the dam's catchment areas in the last one week has brought more water to the reservoir.
Sources in the state agriculture department said the latest spell of rain has come as good news for farmers, especially those in Saurashtra region that witnessed less than average rain so far.
They said the rain has been particularly good for the groundnut and cotton crops. The rain, however, played spoilsport on the navratri festivities. Several of the dance programmes have been cancelled since rain began on the second of the nine-nights festivals, disappointing hundreds of garba enthusiasts.
After a dry spell for the best part of the monsoon season, Gujarat has been getting good rain in the last three days with the total levels reaching 88% of its average.Saurashtra has already received 95.26% of the average monsoon rain, while South Gujarat got 88.10%. North Gujarat recorded 81.27% and Kutch reported 76.45% of rain.
Seventy-nine of the 220 taluks in the state received heavy rain in the last 24 hours, with Bhachau in Kutch getting more than 177 mm downpour. Several areas in Saurashtra, including Rajkot and Lalpur in Jamnagar, recorded s152 mm, while Junagadh, Vanthali and Suigam got 127 mm rain.
In all, eight taluks received more than 76mm of rain and 42 have received more than 25 mm.
Impact
Such is the impact of the rains that a 10-km traffic jam has been reported on Bharuch-Ankleshwar national highway on late Wednesday evening. Waterlogging was also reported in several areas of Baroda, Surat and other cities.
According to state disaster management control centre, state administration has put 44 out of the 203 dams on high alert since water levels in these dams have crossed 90% of their storage capacity.
Dams on alert
Seven dams have been put on alert and 15 more are on the verge of being put under alert category due to high water inflow.
Storage level in Narmada Dam, considered as Gujarat’s lifeline, has crossed the 122 metre mark. The dam overflows at 138 metres and has spilled over twice this monsoon season.
Heavy rain in the dam’s catchment areas in the last one week has brought more water to the reservoir.
Sources in the state agriculture department said the latest spell of rain has come as good news for farmers, especially those in Saurashtra region that witnessed less than average rain so far.
They said the rain has been particularly good for the groundnut and cotton crops. The rain, however, played spoilsport on the navratri festivities. Several of the dance programmes have been cancelled since rain began on the second of the nine-nights festivals, disappointing hundreds of garba enthusiasts.