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- In 24 Hours, Four And A Half Inches Of Rain Fell In Talod, One And A Half Inches In Idar And One And A Half Inches In KhedBrahma; Low lying areas were flooded
Sabarkantha (Himatnagar)An hour ago
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In Sabarkantha district, seven out of eight talukas received rain in the last 24 hours. Due to which the low lying areas and roads were flooded. However, when the rain stopped, the water receded.
The details regarding this are that rain started in seven talukas in the district amidst unbearable steam. In 24 hours, four and a half inches of rain fell in Talod, one and a half inches in Idar, one and a half inches in KhedBrahma, Himmatnagar, Prantij and Wadali. Seven talukas were flooded in low-lying areas due to heavy rains. So the water was again on the road. Himmatnagar, Prantij, Poshina, KhedBrahma and Wadali talukas received rain showers during the night. So Talod taluka received the highest four and a half inches and Poshina taluka received the least five mm of rain.
KhedBrahma 28 mm, Wadali 20 mm, Idar 36 mm, Himmatnagar 15 mm, Prantij 14 mm, Talod 89 mm and Poshi 05 mm have received rainfall in the district in the last 24 hours.
Due to torrential rains in Gambhoi Panthak of Himmatnagar, the under bridge near Surajpura Patia on Gambhoi to Bhiloda road was filled with rain water. Due to which there was a traffic jam. Locals were seen working hard to drain the water. Despite several representations by the surrounding villagers, the system did not work, and finally the locals reached the under bridge and took up water drainage.