Heavy rains and floods have caused a lot of devastation in Gujarat. But now the people of Gujarat are going to get some relief. According to the Meteorological Department, there is no possibility of rain in Gujarat for the next five days. According to IMD, there is no red alert for heavy rain anywhere in Gujarat for the next five days. Along with this, the threat of Asna cyclone in the coastal areas of Kutch has also been averted. The cyclone has moved towards Oman.
Yellow alert issued for many places
The Meteorological Department has today issued a yellow alert for rain in Kutch, Jamnagar, Dwarka, Porbandar, Navsari, Valsad, Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli in Gujarat. According to IMD, there is no orange or red alert for rain anywhere in the state. Tomorrow, i.e. on September 1, a yellow alert for rain has been issued in Navsari, Valsad, Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli in Gujarat. On September 2, an orange alert has been issued in Vadodara and Chhotaudepur in Gujarat and a yellow alert for rain has been issued in Bhavnagar, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Bharuch and Narmada.
The people of Gujarat breathed a sigh of relief
Storm Asna, which formed in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Gujarat, has now turned towards Oman. Due to which there is a possibility of heavy rain in the coastal areas. In view of this, the Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for many places. It is likely to cross the northern Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur near Kalingapatnam around midnight of 31 August 2024.
Know here how the weather will be in Gujarat
According to the Meteorological Department, the sky will be cloudy on August 31 and there is no possibility of rain. The sky will be cloudy on September 1. Along with this, there is a possibility of rain and thundershowers. At the same time, the sky will be cloudy between September 2 and September 6, light rain and thundershowers may occur at many places. From August 31 to September 6, the minimum temperature is likely to be 24 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is likely to be 26 degrees Celsius.
A total of 35 people died due to the floods
Let us tell you that there is devastation in Gujarat from Saurashtra to Kutch. Relief and rescue work is going on at war level from Vadodara to Rajkot, Jamnagar to Kheda. Water has filled up to 8 feet in Sayajiganj area of Vadodara. People are imprisoned in their homes for 2 days. There is no electricity, no water. In such a situation, army soldiers are helping like angels, and with the help of rope and bucket, water and food is being delivered to every house. A total of 35 people have died from 5 to 29 August due to rain and floods. A total of 8707 people have been sent to other places from 25 August to 29 August.
Heavy rain alert for these places
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Karnataka
Rain took a break in Gujarat
After continuous heavy rains for several days, the rains have now stopped in Gujarat. During the last 24 hours, the average rainfall of the entire state was recorded to be only 1.36 mm. According to the data of the State Emergency Operation Center, Gandhinagar, in the last 24 hours in Gujarat, Mundra taluka of Kutch received the highest rainfall of 1 inch, while less than 1 inch rainfall was recorded in a total of 68 talukas of the state. No rain has been recorded in any taluka of the state between 6 am and 10 am today. This year in the season, more than 111% of the total average rainfall of the state has been recorded so far.
Kutch receives the highest rainfall this season
In Gujarat, the highest rainfall in the season has been recorded in Kutch region, more than 179 percent, followed by Saurashtra region, more than 124 percent and South Gujarat region, more than 111 percent, while East-Central Gujarat has received more than 105 percent rainfall, while North Gujarat has recorded 88 percent of the total average rainfall of the season so far. In the current situation, the water storage in Sardar Sarovar is 286387 mcft, which is 85.72 percent of the total storage capacity. Storage in 206 reservoirs of Gujarat is 432507 mcft, which is 77.21 percent of the storage capacity, out of which 108 reservoirs are 100 percent full, 44 reservoirs are more than 70 to 100 percent, 20 reservoirs are 50 to 70 percent, 22 reservoirs are 25 to 50 percent and 12 reservoirs are less than 25 percent full.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)