Parched Kutch Gets Rain Deluge: Mandvi Recorded 6.97 Inches and Anjar 7.24 Inches as Heavy Rains Hit Gujarat
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State Emergency Operation Centre data confirmed Kutch experienced torrential downpours on September 15, with Mandvi recording 6.97 inches of rain in eight hours, breaking a severe seasonal deficit across Gujarat.
A low-pressure monsoon system moving across Western India shifted from South Gujarat, Central districts, and Saurashtra directly into the Kutch peninsula. The deluge brought vital relief to a region sitting on a 40 to 60% seasonal rainfall deficit, which had threatened standing Kharif crops, drained local reservoirs, and caused widespread water stress.
Mandvi hit by 5 inches of rain in two hours
Between 6.00 am and 2.00 pm on September 15, coastal and central talukas across Kutch recorded rapid precipitation. Mandvi took the worst hit, logging 6.97 inches (177 mm) of rain during the eight-hour period. The town faced intense downpours between 8.00 am and 10.00 am, when 5 inches (127 mm) fell in just 120 minutes.
Data from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) showed that five talukas crossed the one-inch rainfall mark during the morning shift, with all of them located inside Kutch district:
- Abdasa: Recorded 2.09 inches (53 mm), with maximum intensity between 12.00 pm and 2.00 pm.
- Mundra: Tracked 1.57 inches (40 mm) during morning spells.
- Nakhatrana: Logged 1.30 inches (33 mm).
- Bhuj: Registered 1.26 inches (32 mm).
Anjar tops 24-hour state rainfall totals
The morning downpour followed a 24-hour rainfall cycle ending at 6.00 am on September 15, during which 143 talukas across Gujarat recorded over 1 inch of rain. Anjar in Kutch recorded the highest overall total in the state at 7.24 inches (184 mm).
District | Taluka | 24-Hour Rain (Inches) | 24-Hour Rain (mm) |
Kutch | Anjar | 7.24 in | 184 mm |
Bhavnagar | Vallabhipur | 6.10 in | 155 mm |
Jamnagar | Jamnagar | 5.59 in | 142 mm |
Anand | Borsad | 5.51 in | 140 mm |
Gir Somnath | Una | 5.43 in | 138 mm |
Rajkot | Kotda Sangani | 5.20 in | 132 mm |
Kutch | Gandhidham | 4.61 in | 117 mm |
Kutch | Bhachau | 4.41 in | 112 mm |
Mahesana | Kadi | 4.29 in | 109 mm |
Vadodara | Karjan | 4.29 in | 109 mm |
Local authorities issue flood alerts
While the heavy spell replenished soil moisture and village storage ponds, district administration officials placed low-lying areas on high alert. Surface waterlogging cut off several rural roads near Mandvi, Anjar, and Gandhidham.
