Rain in Saurashtra: Half an inch in Dhari, thunderstorm in Girgarhda, a coconut tree burns due to lightning, a young man dies due to lightning in Adapur of Palitana

Rain in Saurashtra: Half an inch in Dhari, thunderstorm in Girgarhda, a coconut tree burns due to lightning, a young man dies due to lightning in Adapur of Palitana

Following the downpour, the road was flooded again

It has been raining in Saurashtra for the last 3-4 days.  Crops including groundnut, cotton and sesame are being damaged due to this.  Half an inch of rain has fallen in Dhari today.  It started raining in Gir Somnath and Amreli districts since morning.  A coconut tree was struck by lightning in a farmer's field in Anjar, Una. 

 A young man has died after being struck by lightning on a hill in Adpur village of Palitana taluka of Bhavnagar.  A young man working as a laborer on a hill was seriously injured when lightning struck.  The youth was shifted to Palitana Mansinghji Hospital.  Here the doctor on duty examined the young man and declared him dead.

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 Heavy rains continued in Girgarhda panth since morning

 Heavy rains along with thunderstorms in Girgarhda panth had caused water to flow from the roads.  While Girgarhda, Dhokdava, Kandhi, Pada, Bedia, Nagadia, Mota Samadhiyala, Mohobatpara, Shannavakia and other rural areas are receiving heavy rains with thunderstorms.  However, rivers, ditches and dams were flooded again due to heavy rains in the upper reaches of Gir forest.

Due to the rains, it is the turn of the farmers to suffer more damage to the standing crop.  In Anjar village of Una, a tree was set on fire by lightning on a coconut tree in Dhirubhai Jagabhai Babhaniya's farm.  On the other hand, heavy rains fell in Talala's Dhawa, Akolwadi, Surva, Jabur and Madhupur.

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 Damage to crops including peanuts and cotton

 It rained in Padapadar, Dhokadwa, Shanawakiya, Mota Samadhiyala and Mohabatpara of Girsomnath district.  So the world is in trouble.  Currently, there is widespread loss of groundnut and cotton crops, adding to the woes of farmers.  Because at present the farmers are extracting groundnuts, as well as the cotton weaving is causing huge losses to the farmers.  Amidst the Corona epidemic, farmers are not getting nutritious prices.

 Heavy rains in Amreli district

 Rajula, Dhari and Babra panths of Amreli district have received non-seasonal rains.  In the afternoon, half an inch and a torrential downpour in the surrounding villages, including Rajula's Dungar, caused water to flow on the road.  At the same time, the atmosphere became cold.

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 Slow rains in Bhavnagar district

 Palitana and rural areas of Bhavnagar district have received light rains in the afternoon.  Slow rains have started in Palitana's villages including Gheti, Dudhala, Nanimal, Kanjarda, Adpar.  Farmers are worried about crop failure due to rains.

 Rainstorms in Mahuva taluka

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 Villages including Karela, Bordi, Sedarda, Rajavadar in Mahuva taluka have received heavy rains.  The crops are being prepared in the fields which has worried the farmers.  The rains will damage crops like groundnut, cotton and millet.  At the same time, farmers are worried about the growing pest infestation in the cotton crop.

 (Jayesh Gondhiya-Una, Jaydev Varu-Amreli, Raju Basiya-Babra, Bharat Vyas-Bhavnagar)

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Two days of heavy rains forecast in the state, Jamnagar-Dwarka and Kutch still likely to receive heavy rains

• Light to heavy rains are likely in the state from July 10 to July 13

Ahmedabad.  The state, especially Saurashtra and Kutch, has been receiving heavy to very heavy rains for the past three days.  Jamnagar, Dwarka and Porbandar districts have received heavy rains.

Even today, heavy rains have been reported in many parts of the state.  The meteorological department has forecast heavy rains in the state today and tomorrow (July 9).  Particularly in Jamnagar, Dwarka and Kutch districts of Saurashtra, heavy rains are likely.

 There will be light to heavy rains in some parts of the state from July 10

 The meteorological department said that since July 10, the state has been witnessing a gradual decline in rainfall.  The meteorological department has forecast light to heavy rains in the state from July 10 to July 13.

South Gujarat, Daman, Dadarnagar Haveli, Kutch, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Dwarka, Gir-Somnath, Diu, Anand, Kheda are likely to receive light to heavy rains in the state from July 10 to 13.  The weather is likely to be clear in North Gujarat during this time.

Due to incessant rains in most parts of the state, good water has been stored in the reservoirs since the onset of monsoon.  Various demos in North Gujarat, South Gujarat, Central Gujarat and Saurashtra have collected 80 to 100 per cent water.

So that this year there will be less water problem in most parts of the state and farmers will also get enough water for farming.  The state has a total water storage of 48 per cent.  While Saurashtra has 51 per cent water storage and South Gujarat has 49 per cent water storage.

 48.74 per cent water in the total 206 demos in the state

 There are a total of 206 dams in the state.  Most of these dams are located in Saurashtra.  There are 140 dams in Saurashtra, 20 in Kutch, 17 in Central Gujarat, 15 in North Gujarat and 13 in South Gujarat.  Out of the total 206 dams, 22 dams are flowering.  These include 19 dams in Saurashtra and 3 in Kutch.

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The 206 demo has the capacity to store 25226.6mcm of water, out of which 12294.6mcm of water has been stored so far.  That is 4864 per cent water storage in 206 reservoirs.

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