RAJKOT: Gir Somnath district — the last abode of Asiatic lions — in Gujarat has been witnessing heavy rainfall.
On Wednesday, roads of several remote villages were submerged and traffic was also disrupted on national highways.
The Somnath temple is located in Gir Somnath district, which comprises dense forest and a home to Asiatic lions.
According to the weather department, from 6am to 12pm on Wednesday, Sutrapada taluka received 132 mm rainfall and Kodinar taluka received 119mm rainfall.
The traffic has been disrupted on Veraval-Kodinar highway due to waterlogging and many small roads and bridges on rivers connecting villages also submerged.
There is a flood like situation in many low lying villages like Matana, Lodhava, Singsar, Muldwarka, Malashram and many villages are cut from the district headquarters.
The mobile phones also become dead as there was no electricity due to heavy rains.
The water gushed into the houses in the villages which damaged household things.
