VADODARA: Heavy rains lashed the city on Sunday evening leaving several areas, especially in the old city, waterlogged. The weather was overcast since morning and it kept drizzling throughout the day. But the skies turned pitch dark by 5 pm and soon it began pouring.
Barodians, though, took advantage of the weather and went out for long drives away from the city. Many took to the Sindhrot bridge while others drove on the Halol Road to get an exquisite view of Pavagadh flanked by clouds. Thousands of visitors flocked to Pavagadh despite the administration putting a ban on private vehicles to the hill-top on weekends.
Even the Sindhrot check dam on Mahi River saw an unprecedented rush on Sunday evening. In the past, incidents of drowning have been recorded at this spot. Foodies in the city, though, queued up outside the ‘bhajiya’ and ‘samosa’ stalls to gorge on their favourite snacks.
In Vadodara rural areas, Karjan received 63.5 mm of rain, Dabhoi got 25.4 mm rain and Waghodia got 38.1 mm of rain. It poured heavily in Chhota Udepur district too and many rivers began overflowing by evening.
While Chhota Udepur and Kawant taluka got 152.4 mm of rain, Bodeli received 101.6 mm of rain and Pavi Jetpur saw 63.5 mm rain. Such was the downpour that many closed their shops and headed home to avoid getting stuck.
In Panchmahal, Halol and Jambughoda received 127 mm of rain each while the national highway in Shahera taluka got flooded with water.
