Over the past week, the off-shore trough that has been dumping heavy rainfall across the west coast has terrorised Gujarat, causing widespread catastrophic flooding and infrastructure collapse. Unfortunately, it appears that these conditions will last at least until Friday.
The fury of the active monsoon trough, combined with the offshore trough that is now running from Gujarat to the Karnataka coast, is expected to bring heavy rains to the state over the next 4-5 days.
According to the India Meteorological Department, some parts of southern Gujarat may experience extremely heavy rains until Thursday (July 14), followed by a de-intensification into very heavy rains from Friday to Saturday (July 15-16). (IMD).
Since the beginning of this month, the entire state has been inundated by exceptional rains, with the Saurashtra and Kutch sub-division recording a 267 percent excess rainfall (223 mm against the normal of 61 mm). Eastern Gujarat, on the other hand, has experienced a 111 percent excess, with 244 mm accumulating against the normal of 115 mm since July 1.
Ahmedabad, in particular, has received 115 mm of rain, accounting for nearly one-third of its monthly quota. However, the capital city of Gandhinagar has only received 82 mm of rain, compared to the normal of 94 mm, making it one of the few districts in the state to have received below-average rainfall.
Wednesday, July 13:
Daman, Valsad, Surat, Dangs, Tapi, and Navsari are on red alert, while Bharuch, Vadodara, Narmada, Chhota Udepur, Anand, Bhavnagar, Amreli, and Gir Somnath are on orange alert.
Thursday, July 14:
Daman, Valsad, Surat, Dangs, and Navsari are on red alert, while Tapi, Amreli, Junagarh, and Gir Somnath are on orange alert.
Friday, July 15:
Daman, Valsad, Bhavnagar, Amreli, and Gir Somnath are on red alert, while Dangs, Tapi, Navsari, Surat, Anand, Bharuch, Rajkot, Junagarh, and Porbandar are on orange alert.
Saturday, July 16:
Red alert in Kutch, Jamnagar, and Devbhoomi Dvarka; orange alert in Rajkot, Porbandar, Surat, Navsari, Dangs, Valsad, and Daman.
