Ahmedabad: A deep depression that formed over Northwest Madhya Pradesh has intensified and brought heavy rainfall across several regions.
On August 28, this depression strengthened further and settled over parts of East Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh, before making its way towards Rajasthan, Gujarat, and the Northeast Arabian Sea. The weather system has been moving west-southwest since the night of August 27, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) closely monitoring its path.
Risk of ‘extremely heavy rain’ continues to loom in Gujarat
The system is currently positioned 60 km away from Udaipur and 180 km from Ahmedabad and is expected to continue moving through Rajasthan, Saurashtra and eventually towards Pakistan and the Northeast Arabian Sea by August 29.
The IMD has warned of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in various parts of Gujarat due to the impact of the depression. While widespread rains were already predicted for August 26 and 27, the situation escalated on August 28 as intense downpours began hitting certain areas.
Rain in 237 talukas
Between 6 am and 6 pm on August 29, Gujarat experienced rainfall ranging from 1 mm to a massive 11 inches in 237 talukas across the state. Padra taluka in Vadodara was hit the hardest, receiving 11 inches of rain during this 12-hour period.
Anand district’s Borsad taluka also recorded significant rainfall, with 10.5 inches falling in the same timeframe, 4 inches of which occurred between 12 noon and 2 pm alone.
Other regions across the state saw heavy rain as well. Vadodara city received 10.5 inches, while Nadiad in Kheda district, Morwa Hadaf in Panchmahal district, and Anand district itself all recorded 9 inches of rainfall.