Ahmedabad weather update: Navsari, Valsad on IMD's orange alert as Gujarat's largest city braces for heavy rains
'Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Navsari, Valsad and in Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli,' IMD said in its latest press release. Ahmedabad weather update: IMD issues orange and yellow alerts for several districts
A yellow alert for heavy heavy rains is in place for Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Rajkot, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and Botadand.
As per the weather bulletin, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely today at most places in all the districts of North and South Gujarat.
Earlier in the day, devotees were spotted offering prayers at Dwarikadhish Temple, Dwarka, on the occasion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami.
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