Gujarat gets 95% of long average rainfall of 30 years; Sept wetter than last 3 months combined

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

Ahmedabad, Oct 4: Gujarat has obtained 95 per cent of its lengthy common rainfall of 30 years to this point this season, with most rainfall happening in September, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) mentioned on Monday.

As per the SEOC, Gujarat has, to this point, recorded 798.7 mm rainfall, or 95.09 per cent of its common rainfall of the final 30 years, which stands at 840 mm.

Gujarat recorded 426.21 mm rainfall in September alone, which is the very best in at the least one decade, whereas in August, rainfall was restricted to 65.32 mm. The state obtained 120.4 and 176.7 mm rainfall in June and July this yr, respectively, the SEOC mentioned in a report.

It mentioned Saurashtra has recorded the very best quantity of rainfall, with Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar and Rajkot districts receiving greater than 130 per cent of the common rainfall.

Kutch has obtained 111.7 per cent of its 30-year common rainfall, whereas north Gujarat has obtained 512.96 mm of rainfall, or 71.59 per cent, the bottom amongst 5 areas within the state. East-central and south Gujarat areas have obtained 83.65 and 93.05 per cent of their common rainfall respectively, the SEOC report mentioned.

Aravalli district reported the bottom rainfall, at 62.58 per cent of its common, adopted by the Dangs at 67.86 per cent, the SEOC mentioned.

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Of the 251 talukas in Gujarat, 61 obtained greater than 1,000 mm rainfall, 130 obtained 501-1000 mm rainfall, 59 between 251-500 mm and Lakhani in Banaskantha getting simply 241 mm, the one taluka within the state that obtained rainfall under 250 mm.