Chhota Udepur rivers in spate

Vadodara: Farmers in Chhota Udepur were much relieved as the district recorded heavy rains since Sunday midnight. The district had not received much rain this season following which farmers had been performing several tribal rituals for good rain. Many cotton farmers in the district were staring at crop loss as after a brief spell in July, there were no rains during the entire month.The district received an average rainfall of 86.5 mm (3.4 inches) within 24 hours up to 6 am on Monday. Chhota Udepur received maximum 150 mm rainfall, followed 102 mm in Sankheda and 91 mm in Pavi Jetpur taluka. Bodeli, Kawant and Naswadi talukas received 83 mm, 71 mm and 17 mm rainfall respectively. With incessant rains in the district and the neighbouring Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh, the two main rivers – Orsang and Heran — which remain dry during the most part of the year started flowing bank to bank on Monday. The Jojva dam on Orsang river also started overflowing on Monday morning.TNN