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Rain in Gujarat: Monsoon has been good in Gujarat this year and there has been record breaking rainfall during 4 months. However, despite the departure of monsoon, due to instability in the Arabian Sea, Meghraja has been falling heavily over Saurashtra and South Gujarat for the last few days. Today, there was considerable rainfall in 58 talukas of the state throughout the day.
Talking about Saurashtra, today it rained after 12 noon in 51 talukas of Junagadh, Rajkot, Amreli, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Surendranagar, Botad, Morbi and Bhavnagar districts.
Lodhika in Rajkot district received the highest rainfall of 117 mm (4.61 inches) from 6 am to 8 pm today. Apart from this, 89 mm (3.50 in) rainfall occurred in Maliya Hatina, 87 mm (3.43 in) in Morbi, 83 mm (3.27 in) in Mendara, 75 mm (2.95 in) in Kukavva, 64 mm (2.52 in) in Kalavad. In), Ranavav received 63 mm (2.48 in), Rajkot received 62 mm (2.44 in), Kalyanpur received 55 mm (2.17 in), Thangarh received 53 mm (2.09 in) and Junagadh received 51 mm (2.01 in). rained out.
If we look at the details of rain during the period from 6 pm to 8 pm, it has rained in 29 talukas in this two-hour period. Out of which the maximum rainfall of 84 mm (3.31 inches) has been recorded in Morbi. Apart from this, 40 mm (1.57 inches) rainfall has occurred in Ranavav and 30 mm (1.18 inches) rainfall in Wankaner.
Due to heavy rains for two continuous hours in Morbi, roads in Raopar Road, Shakti Plot, Arunoday Nagar, Lati Plot, Sanala Road of the city were flooded. Due to which the drivers had to face a lot of trouble.