Gandhinagar: A Weather Watch Group meeting was convened today at the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) in Gandhinagar, under the leadership of Relief Commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey. The purpose of the meeting was to review the monsoon situation in the state and assess the preparedness of all departments involved. During the meeting, an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) briefed the attendees about the rainfall situation, stating that there is a possibility of light ...Read More

Kheda: The locals in Nadiad rescued students onboard a college bus that got stuck under the Shrey underpass here in the town due to waterlogging caused by heavy rain. Heavy thundershowers hit various regions of Gujarat on Saturday, resulting in widespread waterlogging and traffic congestion. In the Nadiad area of the Kheda district, heavy rainfall led to a college bus getting stuck in the flooded Shreyas Underpass with students on board. Promptly responding to the situation, local resident...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rains in the state for the coming five days. "There will be scattered rainfall on 3rd and 4th August, then it will increase in Gujarat on 5th August, and the state should witness good amounts of rain on 7th and 8th August," said Manorama Mohanty, Director at Gujarat headquarters of the central government's weather department - IMD. "Ahmedabad will witness spells of light to moderate rain in next 2-3 days," Mohanty said. ...Read More

Surat: A team from the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has taken the responsibility of bringing life back to normal in the flood-affected Navsari. The operation has been named “Operation Niramaya’. Under the orders of the municipal commissioner, a team of 100 officers and employees have launched a cleaning operation under the leadership of Deputy Municipal Commissioner (He & Ho). The operation will repair the roads that have been damaged by the flood waters and to clear up the grime...Read More

By Himanshu Jain Large parts of the state have been witnessing very heavy showers. The extent of heavy rainfall can only be seen and understood if one goes through the Data that is now available from IMD. As per the data Available from 1st June to 13th July 2022, The total rainfall has been 46.70% of the entire state average which is 840 mm. ie 397.02 mm rainfall only in this period. Last year it was 155.92 mm (18.56%) only. In the 24-hour period that ended at 6 am on Friday, Kaprada ta...Read More

Gujarat has completed nearly 47% of the total average rain. As of Wednesday morning, the state has received a 46.70 % rain of average monsoon with a total rainfall of 397.02 mm against the average of 850 mm, as per the zone-wise report on rainfall dated 13th July 2022. Kutch District has received the highest rainfall against the average rain of the monsoon season, which stands at 97.54%, followed by 84.13 in Narmada District and 71.26% in Devbhumi Dwarka. Dang witnessed the Highest rainfal...Read More

Gandhinagar:  A total of 27 reservoirs in Gujarat have been put under high alert warnings. Due to the blazing monsoon in Gujarat over the past few days, 46.91 per cent of water storage has been achieved in 207 water reservoir facilities in the state. The Sardar Sarovar Yojana, known as the lifeline of the state, with a storage capability of 1,60,363 MCFT, is running on 48% of its capacity as of now. According to the flood cell of the Water Supply Department, as of July 13th of this year, ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi said that the intensity of rain in Gujarat is less today as compared to yesterday while addressing media from State Emergency Operation Center, Gandhinagar. He also mentioned that the state administration is still on standby and equipped for the safety and security of the lives and property of the citizens. The five districts Surat, Tapi, Navsari, Dang and Valsad are still on red alert. Three districts namely Bharuch, Chho...Read More

Gujarat has completed nearly 42% of the total average rain. As of Tuesday morning, the state has received a 42.72 % rain of average monsoon with a total rainfall of 363.22 mm against the average of 850 mm, as per the zone-wise report on rainfall dated 12th July 2022. Narmada District in South Gujarat has received the highest rainfall against the average rain of the monsoon season, which stands at 81%, followed by 75.20 in Kutch District and 67.49% in Devbhumi Dwarka. Dediapada of Narmada d...Read More

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad takes a breath of relief on Monday with only 36 mm rain till 4 PM after a hectic Sunday evening downpour of 219 mm that sunk the city. The water has receded from most of the city's roads, providing relief to the public and the administration. Only 39 mm rainfall was recorded in Chhota Udepur today, which saw a flood-like situation due to over 19-inch rain yesterday. After disrupting human life in Kutch and central Gujarat yesterday, clouds have shifted their focus...Read More