Heavy showers likely in north Gujarat, says IMD
166 talukas witnessed rain, seasonal rains in state rise to 91 per cent
Days after incessant rain, the weather department in its prediction on Tuesday said the northern districts of the state are likely to receive heavy rains till Thursday. The rainfall bearing system is also likely to bring heavy rains in Kutch on Friday. Although the widespread rains are predicted across the state, heavy showers lashed many parts of the state already, including 166 talukas on Tuesday."Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places heavy falls in the districts of North Gujarat districts of Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha and Aravalli. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gandhinagar, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Surat, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Amreli and Bhavnagar," said a forecast up to the morning of Thursday of India Meteorological Department (IMD).For the next day, heavy rains are very likely in the districts of North Gujarat, while heavy to very heavy rains likely at isolated places in the districts of Saurashtra and Kutch, it added. Heavy rains are likely to remain restricted to Kutch on Friday.According to a report of the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), 166 talukas recorded rains till 8:00 pm on Tuesday. Chotta Udepur, Jetpur Pavi and Quant talukas of Chhota Udepur district recorded 177 mm, 162 mm and 159 mm rains respectively, followed by Halol (158 mm), Anand (93 mm) and Jambughoda (72 mm).