Ahmedabad, Jul 4 (PTI) The monsoon is active in Gujarat with “exceptional heavy rainfall” in Junagadh, where a few areas witnessed severe waterlogging, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday, advising fishermen not to venture into the sea till July 8.
The weather office has forecast more showers in several districts in the state on Sunday.
“Monsoon was active over the Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch. Exceptional heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch region, namely Junagadh district, in the past 24 hours,” the IMD said in its midday forecast.
Conditions are favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance further into some more parts of the North Arabian Sea and Gujarat, it said.
“Heavy
to very heavy rain with isolated extremely heavy falls is very likely in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Surat, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, Valsad and in Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Bhavnagar, Amreli, Gir Somnath and in Diu from 8.30 am on Sunday,” the bulletin said.
IMD said heavy to very heavy rain with isolated extremely heavy falls is very likely in the districts of the South Gujarat region until 8.30 am on July 8.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea off various Gujarat coasts for five days from Saturday to July 8, it said.
On Saturday, Valsad’s Kaprada witnessed 21 mm between 6 am and 2 pm, followed by Chhotaudepur’s Kavant (15 mm) and Anand’s Anklav (14mm).
Junagadh’s Mendarda on Saturday received 13 mm of rainfall, but many areas in the district witnessed waterlogging due to “exceptional” heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours, Junagadh’s Keshod and Mangrol, along with nearby villages, witnessed severe waterlogging, with floodwaters entering low-lying residential areas. Visuals from the affected regions went viral on social media. PTI KVM NR
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