Moderate rains in 30 talukas of Guj

Gandhinagar, Sep 3 (UNI) Moderate rainfall was recorded in 30 talukas of Gujarat in the past 24 hours with Dhari in Amreli receiving 50 mm of rainfall and Chotila in Surendranagar receiving 46 mm of rainfall.

According to the Emergency Response Centre of the State Government, more than two inches of rainfall was recorded in two talukas, more than one inch of rainfall was recorded in 10 talukas, more than half inch of rainfall was recorded in 18 talukas of the state while nine districts of Ahmedabad, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Kachch, Narmada, Panchmahal, Surat and Vadodara remained dry.

One hundred and two reservoirs in Gujarat including 20 in central Gujarat, four in Kachch region and 38 in Saurashtra region have been overflowing following rains. State Flood Control has issued high alert to 133 reservoirs filled up to 90 to 100 per cent, 16 reservoirs filled up to 80 to 90 per cent and 11 reservoirs filled up to 70 to 80 per cent.

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