Hundreds of farmers have been left landless in the Amreli district of Saurashastra region of Gujarat after heavy rains lashed their farm land within a few hours in the last week of June.As per the Gujarat Government estimate, nearly 10,000 hectares of agriculture land have been badly affected due to heavy rains. Flood waters following rains ranging from 14 to 35 inches within a span of six to eight hours wrecked havoc on agriculture land. However, many in Amreli district claim that about 1.5 lakh hectares of agriculture land has been affected due to torrential rains and the subsequent flood.In Amreli district alone, nearly 6000 hectares of land have become unviable for farming due to excessive soil erosion as per the State Government estimate.