IMD issues heavy rainfall alert in Gujarat for next 24 hours

India Meteorological Department IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in Gujarat in the next 24 hours It has been informed that the state would witness more than 20 cm of rainfall and it may continue at isolated placesDr Naresh Kumar IMD Scientist says At present the monsoon is in the active phase So under its influence extremely heavy rainfall is already occurring over the state of Gujarat which will continue for the next 24 hours Extremely heavy rainfall means more than 20 cm Thereafter heavy rainfall may continue at isolated placesHeavy Rainfall warning was also issued on 8 July in various parts of Gujarat by the State meteorological director Jayanta SarkarSarkar told ANI Heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Valsad Navsari Daman Dadra and Nagar Haveli today In Saurashtra and Kutch we are expecting light rainfall at isolated places for the next five days whereas only light rainfall is expected at AhmedabadFurther he said Theres one cyclonic circulation over south Gujarat persisting there for last 23 days giving a lot of rainfall in south Gujarat region mainly in Daman Dadra and Nagar Haveli Valsad and Navsari We are expecting fairly widespread rainfall in south GujaratUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and enquired about the floodlike situation occurring in various parts of the state due to recent heavy rainfallShah spoke to Gujarats Chief Minister as the state is battered by heavy monsoon rains with floodlike situations in its multiple citiesIn the Junagadh district of Gujarat heavy rains displayed their fury with cars being washed away by riversThe Indian Meteorological Department IMD has issued red orange and yellow alerts for various Gujarat districts till July 24Due to heavy rains in Junagadh district Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel had cancelled all his programs and called an emergency meeting on SaturdayIn Junagadh several cattle and vehicles washed away in a heavy water flow as incessant rainfall triggered severe flooding in residential areasIn the past few days Gujarat experienced relentless heavy rainfall resulting in floods in lowlying regions of Saurashtra and Kutch on Wednesday Furthermore Rajkot faced severe waterlogging due to continuous and heavy rain on ThursdayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever