One killed in cyclonic rains in Saurashtra

Rajkot: Cyclone Nisarga , which weakened into a low pressure drenched different parts of Saurashtra including Amreli, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar districts , bringing relief to farmers on Thursday. However, it claimed the life of a 56-year-old man who got killed after a billboard uprooted by the gusty winds fell on his head on Gondal-Jetpur highway near Gangotri School on Thursday evening.

The deceased was identified as Babu Chawda, who was heading for his residence in Virpur village of Jetpur taluka in Rajkot district when the accident occurred.

A tree got uprooted in Station Plot locality of Gondal and fell on a car and a bike, damaging them completely. That apart, traffic jam occurred after a tree fell on Bus Stand Road in Jamnabai Chowk in Gondal on Thursday evening.

Several electric poles were also uprooted in Gondal, disrupting power supply in the town.

There were reports of the villages of Gondal taluka namely Nana Maika, Kumbhvada, Gundala and Kolithad receiving 75 mm to 100 mm rainfall.

However, the showers brought delight to the farmers as the rain was sufficient to begin sowing.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), in Amreli district, the maximum rainfall was recorded in Khambha (72mm), followed by Liliya (51mm), Amreli (44mm), Rajula (41mm) and Savarkundala (19mm).

In Rajkot district, Gondal had received the maximum rainfall (48mm) since Wednesday night, followed by Kotada Sangani (47mm), Vichhiya (26mm), Jetpur (18mm) and Dhoraji (15mm).

In Bhavnagar district, the maximum rainfall was recorded in Mahuva (29mm), followed by Palitana (27mm), Jesar (17mm), Talaja (13mm) and Gariadhar (11mm).

In Jamnagar district, Kalawad taluka received 15mm of rainfall.