Heavy rain forecast in Gujarat for six days, alerts issued in over 25 districts

After a long break, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued red, yellow and orange alerts for heavy to very heavy rainfall in more than 25 districts, including Saurashtra and south Gujarat, until August 23. 

According to the IMD, an orange alert has been declared in Porbandar, Junagadh, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, and Valsad districts.

Meanwhile, a Yellow Alert has been issued in Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Morbi, Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Rajkot, Botad, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Vadodara, Bharuch, Narmada, Surat, Chhotaudepur districts for August 18.

Forecast for August 19

Red alert: Heavy to very heavy rain very likely in Navsari, Valsad and in Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Porbandar and Dwarka.

Orange alert: Heavy to very heavy rain likely in Bharuch, Surat, the Dangs, Tapi, Rajkot, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and Diu.

Yellow alert: Rajkot, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi, and Dang districts are under Orange Alert, while Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Dahod, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Botad, and Morbi.

Forecast for August 20-21

Red alert: Amreli, Bhavnagar, Navsari, and Valsad districts.

Orange alert: Devbhumi Dwarka, Rajkot, Junagadh, Porbandar, Gir Somnath, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi, and Dang districts.

Yellow alert: Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Dahod, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Botad, and Morbi.

Forecast for August 22-23

Yellow Alert: Kutch, Patan, Banaskantha, Morbi, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Surat, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Rajkot, and Junagadh.