Ahmedabad, Aug 20
Heavy rain lashed Gujarat's coastal Saurashtra region, with Devbhumi Dwarka district recording the highest rainfall of 11 inches, including 10.75 inches in Kalyanpur and 6 inches in Dwarka taluka.
The rainfall was recorded in the past 24 hours.
Porbandar received around 4 inches of rainfall, Mangrol 3.74 inches, Sutrapada 3.35 inches, and Jafrabad over 3 inches.
In Junagadh's Mendarda taluka, nearly 10 inches of rain poured in just four hours between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Wednesday, while Vanthali and Keshod saw over 5 inches and 4 inches, respectively. Heavy showers were also reported from Bhavnagar's Mahuva (4.76 inches) and Gir-Somnath's Talala (4 inches).
The downpour has significantly boosted water storage, with the Sardar Sarovar Dam now 77.88 per cent full, holding 26,017.4 MCM of water, while the other 206 reservoirs across the state are at 74.48 per cent of their capacity. Authorities have placed 64 dams on high alert, 29 on alert, and 21 under warning.