Ahmedabad, July 4 || Gujarat witnessed widespread monsoon showers in the past 24 hours, with rain recorded in all 33 districts and 199 talukas, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar.
The heaviest rainfall was reported in Jamkandorna (Rajkot), Idar (Sabarkantha), and Dhanera (Banaskantha), each receiving over 5 inches of rain.
Dhoraji in Rajkot and Jodia in Jamnagar also recorded more than 4 inches. Several other talukas, including Mundra and Gandhidham in Kutch, Lalpur in Jamnagar, Jetpur in Rajkot, and Wadhwan and Chuda in Surendranagar, as well as Vadgam and Dantiwada in Banaskantha, saw rainfall crossing the 3-inch mark. In total, 21 talukas reported over 2 inches of rain, 32 received over 1 inch, while the remaining 133 talukas recorded less than an inch.
As of 6.00 a.m. on Friday, Gujarat has received 39 per cent of its seasonal average rainfall. Between 6.00 and 10.00 a.m. this morning, Vav taluka in Banaskantha saw the highest rainfall in the state at 3 inches.
Gujarat has recorded approximately 266–324 mm of monsoon rainfall so far this season (from June 1 to early July), amounting to around 37 per cent of its long-term seasonal average.