Saralnama
Heavy rain began early on August 23 in Valsad district, Gujarat, with Dharampur taluka receiving 4 inches of rain in four hours and Pardi over 3 inches. The intense rainfall caused waterlogging in many areas, disrupting urban life and traffic on main roads in Dharampur. The Lavari river in Dharampur experienced flooding due to the heavy rain. Meanwhile, the water level in Madhuban dam rose to 75.40 meters, prompting the opening of six gates by 0.60 meters to release 17,712 cusecs of water into the Daman Ganga river. The India Meteorological Department forecast heavy rain on August 23 in multiple districts including Kutch, Patan, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Morbi, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Navsari, and Valsad. A yellow alert was issued for August 24 in Kutch, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Navsari, and Valsad districts due to expected continued rainfall. (Updated 23 Aug 2025, 14:29 IST; source: link)