As colourful fairy lights adorn Sabarmati Riverfront’s banks and Ahmedabad undergoes a mega facelift, the pleasant weather of Gujarat’s capital city is expected to remain conducive for the twin VVIP visit tomorrow. After a sunny morning, the city will be partly cloudy, embracing light breeze throughout the evening as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to indulge in serious walk the talk.
As the withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon looms over the country and rain activity also declines in Gujarat, threats of precipitation hampering the meeting proceedings looks unlikely in Ahmedabad as rain activity has reduced in the state during past one week.
After a delay in the onset of Monsoon, Gujarat observed a dry spell till mid-week of July. However, due to a few good spells of rain during the last week of July, the state was able to wipe out its rain deficiency. August was again grim as the rainfall largely remained negligible for the month. The state experienced only 103.6 mm of rain in August which was 55% below the normal rainfall for that month. Though fortunately, first half of September has received good spells of rain showers which kept hot and warm weather at bay.
The weather in Ahmedabad plays a pivotal role as this visit inaugurates President Xi Jinping three day visit to India, undertaken to discuss important bilateral issues between China and India.
After an elaborate dinner in Ahmedabad, President Xi Jinping and his delegation will leave for Delhi where a warm Thursday will boost the trade and investment talks.
India and China are expected to sign as many as 20 agreements and MoUs in Delhi, on issues related to infrastructure development, cultural ties among others.
