Over 130 Roads Shut For Traffic As Heavy Rain Batters Gujarat

Incessant rains continued in parts of Gujarat leading to flooding and water-logging. With the formation of a low-pressure area, some parts of the State are likely to get heavy to very heavy rainfall on Saturday and Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The Meteorological Centre in Ahmedabad in its forecast warned of heavy rain in parts of the State on the August 22 and 23, and asked the authorities to take precautionary measures.

“A well-marked low pressure area is currently over eastern Madhya Pradesh and it is moving towards Gujarat. This system would bring widespread rain,” Director of the Met Centre Jayanta Sarkar said.