AHMEDABAD: According to the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) of the state government, all parts of Gujarat received heavy rainfall on Sunday with a total of 94.2 mm of rain. The data shows that 10 out of 251 taluks received more than 300 mm of rain, 18 taluks received 200-300 mm of rain, and 62 taluks received 100-200 mm of rain.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast has predicted moderate thundershowers with gusty winds over districts like Kuch, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Porbandar and Rajkot on Tuesday, while Light thundershowers may occur in other districts. Rajkot received 142 mm of rain, followed by Lodhika with 125 mm and Kotda Sangani with 92 mm, both in Rajkot district. A total of 206 taluks have received 1 mm or more of rain till 10 am, with 17 of them — all in the Saurashtra region — receiving more than 50 mm of rain.
State Chief Secretary Rajkumar called a meeting with senior officials on Monday to review the situation and deploy the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) in the worst-hit areas. Teams should be appointed. All primary schools were asked to remain closed on Tuesday, while other schools, colleges and educational institutions were asked to take a call after assessing the weather conditions.
According to the IMD bulletin, the brief situation has indicated a deep depression over East Rajasthan moving west-southwest while the other two systems are in the form of Monsoon trough and Offshore trough. The system has now moved towards Saurashtra, and parts of the region are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rains today.
During this time, it was widely seen in the major cities of the state. Filling the water And the flood, throwing out life. With the festival of Janam Ashtami, citizens mostly stayed indoors on Monday in Vadodara and Ahmedabad which received 316 mm and 149 mm of rain respectively in the 24 hours ending at 6 am on Tuesday. Commuters were stranded and low-lying residents had to evacuate after water entered their homes.
According to Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) data, the city recorded 98 rescue calls, including the rescue of 40 people from a private bus stuck in a waterlogged underpass near Premal intersection. In total, more than 60 trees fell and seven structures collapsed completely or partially due to heavy rains.