Heavy rainfall in 81 talukas

Gandhinagar, July 30 (UNI) In the second round of monsoon in Gujarat that began on Friday, 81 talukas received heavy to very heavy rains.

According to a release issued by the State meteorological department, Valsad taluka of Valsad district received 198 mm rainfall, Paradi taluka of the same district got 167 mm rains, Jalalpore of Navsari district 105 mm, Gandevi of the same district 76 mm, Kathlal of Kheda district 90 mm, Mehmdavad of the same district 80 mm, Kathlal of the same district, 90 mm and Bhavnagar of the same district received 86 mm of rainfall.

In the past 24 hours, 11 talukas of the State received more than two inches of rainfall in which Gandhinagar 49 mm, Manasa 51 mm, Vallabhipur of Bhavnagar district 64 mm, Vijapur of Mehsana 60 mm, Veesnagar of Mehsana district 55 mm, Navsari of the same district 58 mm, Jambughoda of Panchamahal district 48 mm, Meghraj of Sabarkantha district 55 mm, Umargam of Valsad district 59 mm, Balasinore of Kheda district 46 mm and Kapadvanj of the same district received 62 mm of rainfall.

More than one inch of rainfall was recorded in 31 talukas including Daskroi, Dhandhuka, Ranpur, Umreth, Dhanera, Diyodar, Bhabhar, Ankaleshwer, Gadhada, Shihore, Talaja, Umrala, Kalol, Kheda, Mahudha, Matar, Nadiyad, Thasara, Chikhali, Halol, Bardoi, Choryasi, Mahua, Umarpada, Chuda, Jetpurpavi, Kwant, Shinore and Dharampur.

More than half inch of rainfall was recorded in 31 talukas including Dholka, Khambhat, Palanpur, Amirgadh, Bharuch, Hansot, Jhagadia, Ghogha, Devgadhbariya, Dhanpur, Dang, Becharaji, Kheralu, Mehsana, Unja, Tilakwada, Vansda, Ghoghamba, Godhra, Morwahadaf, Radhanpur, Sami, Himmatnagar, Palsana, Chotila, Limbadi, Muli, Dabhoi, Padara, Vadodara, Kaparada, while no rainfall was recorded in Amreli, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachch, Porbander and Rajkot, the release added.

UNI