Monsoon has finally set its foot across Gujarat as downpours were recorded in 84 talukas in the last 24 hours. Rains lashed several urban and surrounding areas since early morning.

Morbi’s Tankara received the highest rainfall of 4.25 inches, followed by Gir-Somnath’s Kodinar with 3 inches, Gondal with 3 inches, Junagadh with 3 inches, Danta with 2.25 inches, Jetpur with 2 inches, Sutrapada with 2 inches, Kalavad with 1.75 inches, Mendarda with 1.75 inches, Veraval with 1.5 inches, Wankaner with 1.5 inches, Idar with 1.25 inches, Umarpada with 1.25 inches, Morva Hadaf with 1.25 inches, and Mangrol with 1.25 inches of rain.

Moreover, an inch of rain was recorded in Halvad, Dabhoi, Chhotaudepur, and Jamnagar’s Lalpur regions.

According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast, heavy rains were likely in Banaskantha, Jamnagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Navsari, and Valsad today.

Light to moderate rains were also expected in Kutch, Morbi, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Botad, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Kheda, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Chhotaudepur, Vadodara, Bharuch, Narmada, Tapi, and Dang.