Gujarat Weather Update: Heavy Rainfall Alert in Narmada, Bharuch, Tapi from Sept 4–10

Gandhinagar | Gujarat — The Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall in the state for the next 7 days, i.e. from September 4 to September 10. Extremely heavy rainfall has been predicted for the next 3 days, especially in Narmada, Bharuch and Tapi districts respectively  in South Gujarat.

According to the Director of the Meteorological Department, Dr. A. K. Das, there is a possibility of thunderstorms in the state during the next 5 days and the wind speed is likely to be 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. In addition, the wind will blow at a speed of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour along the coast of South Gujarat for the next 5 days. LCS-3 signal has been installed on the coast of South Gujarat on Thursday.

At present, about four rain systems are active in the state, which include a cyclonic circulation with a low pressure system activated in the eastern part, an upper air cyclonic circulation, a trough line and a monsoon trough. Due to these systems, there is a possibility of good rainfall in Gujarat. Moderate to heavy rainfall with thunder showers has been predicted in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

On Thursday, rain has been recorded in 103 talukas of the state from 6 am to 12 am. The highest rainfall was recorded in Jhalod of Dahod at 1.65 inches and the lowest was recorded in Amod of Bharuch at 1 mm. On the other hand, due to the inflow of 4 lakh cusecs of water from upstream, the level of Narmada Dam has reached 135.47 meters. Water is being released in phases from the night of September 3 to maintain the rule level in Sardar Sarovar Dam. About 3 lakh cusecs of water is being released through 15 gates of the dam and RBPH canal. In the last 24 hours, there has been a rise of 10 cm in the water level. 27 villages of Vadodara, Bharuch and Narmada districts have been alerted.

Meteorological Department scientist, Ramashray Yadav said that this rainy weather has become due to the monsoon trough. The intensity of rain will increase in Gujarat in the coming days. On Thursday, there is a possibility of heavy rain in Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Tapi, Dang, Narmada, Chhota Udepur, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Sabarkantha, Dahod, Surat and Panchmahal.

According to the Gandhinagar State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC), the rainfall has covered all areas in Gujarat this year. As a result of the universal rainfall in the monsoon season, an average of 92.64 percent rainfall has been recorded as of September 4, 2025. Out of which the highest rainfall has been recorded in North Gujarat at 96.94 percent, South Gujarat at 96.91 percent, East-Central at 93.79 percent, Kutch at 85.14 percent and Saurashtra at 84.74 percent.

Furthermore, as a result of the universal rainfall, 113 dams out of a total of 206 dams in the state, except Sardar Sarovar, have been put on high alert. Of which 82 dams are 100 percent full, 68 dams between 70 and 100 percent, 24 dams between 50 and 70 percent, while 17 dams are between 25 and 50 percent. The Sardar Sarovar Dam, the lifeline of the state, currently has more than 89 percent of its total capacity available for water storage.

According to the Agriculture Department release,  as a result of significant rainfall in Gujarat, the farmers have sown an average of 96.29 percent of the total area under Kharif-Monsoon as of September 01, 2025. Groundnut crops has been sown in the highest area of ​​22 lakh hectares, while cotton has been sown in the second place in 20 lakh hectares and paddy has been sown in the third place in more than 8 lakh hectares.

In the last 24 hours, an average of more than 12 mm of rainfall has been received in 158 talukas of 24 districts of the state. The IMD has also asked fishermen of Gujarat not to venture in the sea from September 4 to 7.