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Surat: Even as people in the Diamond City are preparing to go on vacation or are busy shopping ahead of Diwali , the rain is yet to stop. Due to daily spell of rain, the routine life of people has been impacted. On Monday, the city received 12mm of rain, while in Kamrej, 64mm of rain was recorded.
Olpad in Surat district received 22mm of rain, while Choryasi received 9mm of rain. The discharge from Ukai increased to 72,853 cusecs from 64,000 cusecs on Sunday. The discharge is being increased due to heavy inflow of water into the dam.
Due to rain in the catchment area of Ukai, the dam is receiving 72,853 cusecs of water. An equal amount of water is being released downstream. The water level at the weir-cum-causeway at Singanpore is around 7.
65 metres, and the causeway has been closed for vehicular movement. Because of the rain, activities in the city's markets were impacted. Many visitors in the city's traditional markets around Raj Marg were caught off guard.
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