Unseasonal rain lashes parts of Amreli district

Rajkot: Unseasonal rain lashed Dhari, Savarkundla and Khambha talukas of Amreli district on Monday afternoon.
“The unseasonal spell of rain may damage the standing crops of cumin seeds, wheat and mangoes,” said an official from Amreli district administration.
Heavy rains were reported in Govindpur, Sukhpur, Kubada and Amrutpur villages of Dhari taluka.
However, apart from Amreli district, no rainfall was recorded in any parts of Saurashtra.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the rain was caused by a depression over the Arabian Sea near Gulf of Khambhat.
The IMD forecast says that light rain and thundershower are very likely at isolated places in districts of North Gujarat region including Banaskantha and Sabarkantha and Kutch district.
Dry weather is very likely in all the districts of Sought Gujarat region, Saurashtra and the remaining districts of North Gujarat region, Saurashtra and in Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli.