Gujarat: Heavy Rains Disrupt Normal Life in Gir Somnath, Junagadh Districts; More Showers Likely in State for Next 5 Days
News 18Heavy and incessant rains disrupted normal life in several parts of Gir Somnath and Junagadh districts in Gujarat, with Sutrapada taluka in Gir Somnath recording 300 mm downpour in 30 hours till Wednesday noon, officials said. “Most parts of Gujarat are likely to receive normal rainfall in the next five days,” said Manorama Mohanty, director of the Meteorological Centre in Ahmedabad. Heavy to very heavy showers, and at some places, extremely heavy rains, are likely at isolated places in Gir Somnath, Devbhumi Dwarka, Surat, Valsad and Navsari districts during the next 24 hours. “On July 8 and 9, extremely heavy rainfall may occur at some places in Valsad, Navsari, Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar and Porbandar districts due to the low-pressure area over the Kutch region,” Mohanty said.