Vadodara, July 31: Vadodara city located in Central Gujarat witnessed heavy rainfalls on Wednesday. The continuous showers caused waterlogging in the streets as the city recorded 64 mm of rain in just six hours from 8.30 am today, reported Skymetweather.com. Seeing the condition, Vadodara district collector has declared a holiday for all government and private run schools and colleges on Thursday, August 1.  Monsoon 2019: Heavy Rain Warning at Several Places in Gujarat.

The much-needed downpour brought respite from high temperature. The mercury was down but the rains also led to waterlogging at many places. Principal District Judge has ordered that all courts functioning at Headquarters of Vadodara District including Taluka courts to remain shut tomorrow.

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As many as 13 trains have been cancelled and some are diverted via Anand-Dakor-Godhra due to waterlogging near Vadodara junction. Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express (12917), Indore Shanti Express (19309), Somnath-Jabalpur express (11463) and Patna-Ahmedabad express (19422) have diverted their route.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), in the next four days, heavy to very rainfall is expected in various parts of Gujarat including Vadodara and Surat. "A low-pressure area over the North Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood caused the rainfall", the IMD said.

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