IMD issues very heavy-rain warning for Gujarat, several places inundated in Ahmedabad

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for very heavy rain across various districts of Gujarat for the next five days.

"There will be rains in all parts of Gujarat in the next 5 days... A warning for very heavy rain is issued for the Gujarat Region... Orange alert has been issued for Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, and Dadra Nagar Haveli," IMD Scientist Pradeep Sharma told ANI.


Recent satellite imagery indicates the presence of convective clouds, signalling the possibility of light to moderate rainfall at many locations, ANI reported.

Meanwhile, waterlogging has been reported in several places in Ahmedabad city following heavy rainfall. Videos showed cars wading through knee-deep water on major roads. There were reports of trees uprooted and fallen, damaging two cars in KK Nagar, Ahmedabad.

In its weather bulletin on June 30, the weather department said that districts including Porbandar, Junagadh, Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, and Dadra Nagar Haveli are expected to experience heavy rain.


On July 1, heavy rainfall is predicted in Junagadh, Somnath, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Panchmahal, Dahod, and Chhota Udepur. On July 2, heavy rain is likely only in Navsari, Valsad, Daman, and Dadra Nagar Haveli, with lighter showers expected elsewhere in the state. Finally, on July 3, heavy rainfall is forecast for Banaskantha in North Gujarat, along with Navsari, Valsad, Daman, and Dadra Nagar Haveli, while other regions may receive light rain.

Yesterday, part of the canopy collapsed at the passenger pickup and drop-off area of Rajkot airport. According to Ministry of Civil Aviation sources, the canopy broke during maintenance work to push out water accumulated in the canopy. No one was injured in the incident, and a detailed report has been sought. Repair work is underway. In a post on X, Rajkot airport authorities said that water accumulation was observed on the city side of the canopy at the terminal building at 11:40 am due to heavy rains.

"As we came to know about it, we informed the civil works department, and the area beneath was cordoned off," said Rajkot International Airport in the post.

The international airport is located at Hirasar, about 30 km from Rajkot city.

"Around 11:55 am, more water accumulated on the canopy amid heavy rains, causing the canopy fabric to tear and fall. No casualties were reported in the incident. The airport civil team is removing the (damaged) canopy," they added.

Heavy rain expected in other states too
Intense spells of rain, accompanied by isolated thunderstorms, cloud-to-ground lightning, and gusty winds, are expected in Punjab and adjoining Himachal Pradesh, southwest and adjoining extreme northwest Madhya Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh and adjoining extreme north Chhattisgarh, southeast Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, south Gujarat, south Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, south Karnataka, north Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya, as per the IMD.

In addition to these areas, light to moderate rainfall is anticipated at a few places, with isolated thunderstorms, cloud-to-ground lightning, and gusty winds likely to affect Odisha, Konkan, Goa, south Madhya Maharashtra, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Lakshadweep, and the Nicobar Islands.

Earlier this week, the national capital received the highest rainfall in 88 years.

According to the IMD, Delhi experienced 228 mm of rainfall from 8:30 am on Thursday, June 27, to 8:30 am on Friday, June 28. This is the highest 24-hour rainfall in June that the national capital has seen since 1936 when 235.5 mm was recorded.

IMD scientist Soma Sen on Saturday said that heavy rainfall is expected in Delhi over the next two days.