State gets 6% rains in 3 days; 4th highest surplus nationwide
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Ahmedabad: Excess rains marked the second spell of monsoon, which started in the state from Friday across Gujarat. On Sunday, Daskroi taluka in Ahmedabad received 263 mm of rain till 8 pm, of which 131 mm, or half of the rainfall, was recorded in just two hours from 10 am to 12 noon.
Likewise, on Monday, Umarpada in Surat recorded 121 mm of rainfall till 6 pm, of which one-third was recorded between 6 am and 8 am.
As of Monday morning, the state crossed 61% of the total seasonal rainfall – 6% of the total was recorded in the past three days. On Monday, too, seven talukas, mostly in the eastern belt of the state, recorded more than 50 mm of rain till 6 pm, according to State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) data.
Met department officials said that multiple systems are active, including a low-pressure area over northwest Madhya Pradesh and east Rajasthan, along with a monsoon trough from northeast Arabian Sea to southeast Uttar Pradesh, that are giving the state ample rainfall. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the state is likely to receive good rainfall till Aug 1.
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IMD data indicated that Gujarat, in this season, recorded the fourth highest excess rainfall at 35% among Indian states.
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Rajasthan recorded 92% excess rain, followed by Madhya Pradesh (54%) and Jharkhand (53%).
"For Gujarat, it has been a bountiful year with all regions recording excess rain – out of 33 districts, 7 recorded large excess, and 18 recorded excess rain, according to IMD data. Out of the eight remaining districts, seven recorded normal and one recorded deficient rainfall," said a Met department official. "This year, the state experienced a series of weather systems from mid-June that resulted in good rainfall.
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Among districts, Botad already received 85% of its seasonal rainfall, whereas Bhavnagar recorded 82% and Banaskantha 81%. In several parts of the state, the waters had not receded as of Monday, with excess rain recorded in a matter of hours, overwhelming the water drainage systems. In Ahmedabad city, too, some areas recorded waterlogging after 58 mm of rain on Sunday. On Monday, the city recorded 22 mm till 6 pm, whereas Surat city recorded 37 mm of rain.
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