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- The India Meteorological Department has forecast rainfall across many districts of Gujarat for the next three days, driven by a low-pressure area over Saurashtra and the adjoining northeast Arabian Sea.
- Rain has been falling across Gujarat in recent days, with heavy showers in Ahmedabad causing waterlogging in some areas and submerged roads in parts of Vejalpur.
- Maliya in Morbi recorded the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours at 131 mm, followed by Danta in Banaskantha at 91 mm and Shankheshwar in Patan at 85 mm.
- Parts of Kutch and Saurashtra, including Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Porbandar and Gir Somnath, have still not received the rainfall they need.
- The late-season rain has brought partial relief to farmers, especially in areas where the monsoon had been weak so far this year.
What to watch next
- Whether the monsoon withdrawal from west Rajasthan around September 19 proceeds as the IMD indicates.
- Rainfall in deficit districts of Kutch and Saurashtra such as Jamnagar, Dwarka, Porbandar and Gir Somnath.
- Further waterlogging or damage reports from Ahmedabad and other areas that already received heavy rain.
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