Heavy rains fill Amreli farmers with joy

Rajkot: Saturday evening’s heavy rains revived hopes among farmers who were frightened of crop loss after monsoon took a break in Amreli district for sometime.
According to reports, while it rained in the entire district, Liliya taluka received the highest with around 110 mm rain and the town was inundated in waist-deep flood water. Amreli town received 61mm rain resulting in water logging in many areas too.
Navli river started to overflow with water entering several shops in Liliya and Amreli. Looking at the flood situation, the district administration was forced to close the Liliya-Savarkundla-Palitana and also Gariyadhar state highways.
However, downpour was a relief for the tillers who were afraid that their standing groundnut and cotton crop would be badly affected from lack of required water this time. Amreli district farmers are totally dependant upon rain water for their farms.