Very severe cyclone Biparjoy battered many parts of Kutch during the last two days. It has done massive damage to the environment and property. It uprooted many trees, damaged houses, flooded low-light areas, and damaged power and communication lines.
Another very important feature associated with this cyclone is heavy to very heavy rain going on over many parts of Gujarat. Heavy rain continues over the Kutch region of Gujarat. Okha recorded 228 mm, Bhuj 125, Kandla 124, Dwarika 56, Rajkot 87, Deesa 79, Naliya 61 & Ahmedabad received 42 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. Okha clocked a total of 472 mm in the last 4 days, it is 92% of annual rain, which is 512 mm. More rain is possible during the next 24 hours. In fact, many stations in the Kutch region of Gujarat have recorded more than 50% of annual rainfall in the last three to four days.
The cyclone has weakened into a deep depression and has moved over Southwest Rajasthan. Its impact will be felt over the Northern districts of Gujarat for another 24 hours. After that, the weather of Gujarat may go dry. Rain activities may resume once again over the Gujarat region by June 26 or 27. We can expect the onset of monsoon over Southern parts of Gujarat during that time.
