This story is from October 15, 2019

Monsoon bids adieu to Gujarat

Monsoon bids adieu to Gujarat
LPA is the average rainfall received over a 50-year period and acts as a benchmark against which the rainfall in any monsoon season is measured. (File photo)
AHMEDABAD: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday announced that the southwest monsoon has withdrawn from entire Gujarat state and north Arabian sea, signifying the official end to the monsoon season even as a few locations in south Gujarat and Saurashtra recorded sporadic rainfall.
According to Met department officials, after 2013, this year recorded the maximum rainfall in absolute terms and second highest rainfall percentage against long-period average (LPA).
The year 2013 had recorded 1,175mm rainfall and it was 147% of the LPA. This year, the state has recorded 1,159 mm rainfall and it was 142% of the LPA.
LPA is the average rainfall received over a 50-year period and acts as a benchmark against which the rainfall in any monsoon season is measured.
This year, June has recorded 109mm, July 222mm, August 446mm, September 338mm and October, 43mm rainfall. All 33 districts have recorded more than 100% of seasonal rainfall whereas out of 251 taluka, only seven recorded 251-500mm rainfall. All other talukas recorded more than 501mm (19.7 inches) rain.
Among the regions, Kutch received the highest amount of rain in the state at 178%, followed by Saurashtra at 150% and south Gujarat at 144.5%, mentioned data of State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC).
Of the state’s 205 water storage schemes, 119 were completely filled, with water storage at 25,224.16 million cubic metre, or 96.64 per cent of total capacity, it said.
The Sardar Sarovar Dam had 25,224 million cubic metre of water, which is 96.64 per cent of its full capacity.
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