Signifcant rainfall observed in various parts of country, Gujarat being highest: IMD

New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Several parts of the nation received significant rainfall with Gujarat’s Vadodara receiving the highest amount at 28 cm, according to the India Meteorological Department.

According to the data of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), from 8.30 am, August 26 to 5.30 am August 27, various parts of Gujarat received a significant amount of rainfall, apart from Vadodara, Rajkot received 19 cm, Ahemdabad 12 cm, Bhuj and Naliya received 8 cm, Okha and Dwarka received 7 cm while Porbandar received 5 cm rainfall.

In a social media post on X, IMD wrote, “A significant amount of rainfall observed from 0830 hrs IST of 26.08.2024 to 0530 hrs IST of 27.08.2024 (in cm): Gujarat Region: Baroda-28, Ahemdabad-12, Surat-4; Saurashtra & Kutch: Rajkot-19, Bhuj-8, Naliya-8, Okha & Dwarka -7each, Porbandar-5.”

Gujarat has been witnessing heavy rainfall over the past two days, leading to parts of Gujarat being inundated and displacing hundreds of residents to safer locations.

On Monday, several areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat witnessed severe waterlogging due to heavy rainfall. People and vehicles were seen wading through knee-deep waters. Waterlogging also caused traffic snarls in several parts of the city.

Meanwhile, West Bengal also received a vital amount of rainfall with Bankura receiving 10 cm of rainfall while that of Diamond Harbour received 9 cm of rainfall. Alipore and Dum Dum regions of Kolkata received 6 cm and 4 cm rainfall respectively.

Notably, various regions of the nation including eastern Madhya Pradesh, Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, West Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan also received rainfall.

“Gangetic West Bengal: Bankura-10, Diamond Harbour-9, Kolkata (Alipore)-6, Kolkata (Dum Dum)-4; East Madhya Pradesh: Satna-6; Jammu-Kashmir: Jammu-5, Katra-3; Odisha: Paradip-5, Bhubaneshwar-3; West Uttar Pradesh: Jhansi-5; East Rajasthan: Jaipur-5, Ajmer & Udaipur -2 each;” the tweet added.

IMD also said that the Safdarjung area of Delhi received 2 cm of rainfall, as, last night, the city was lashed with moderate rainfall accompanied by moderate thunderstorms and lightning.

“Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi: Chandigarh-5; Safdarjung-2; Himachal Pradesh: Sundernagar-4; Punjab: Patiala-4; Jharkhand: Jamshedpur-4; Coastal Karnataka: Honavar-4, Mangalore-2; Kerala & Mahe: Kannur-4. Konkan & Goa: Ratnagiri-3, Panjim-2.”

Meanwhile, in a press release issued by the IMD on Monday, it said that Gujarat would experience heavy to extremely heavy rain over the next 1-2 days.

“Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated extremely heavy rainfall likely on 26th and 27th August and heavy rainfall at isolated places on 28th August,” according to an official press release.

It also issued a warning for East and West Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

“East & West Madhya Pradesh: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places very likely on 26th August. East & West Rajasthan: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely on 26th August. Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely on 27th August,” it added.