Incessant rains followed by heavy flooding and water logging in Gujarat poses a major risk to cotton and groundnut crops among others. The flooding may damage crops over 196,000 ha of kharif area. The actual damage, however, will be assessed only after the survey in due course, adding that cotton and groundnut are prominent crops in the rain-affected area. Gujarat is the largest producer of cotton and groundnut in the country. The weather bureau has forecast heavy to very heavy rains until Friday, which could worsen the situation for kharif crops.