Roads and residential regions in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and various districts of Karnataka have been left beneath water immediately after heavy rain battered the state’s coastal regions on Sunday. Overflowing water on the Chelyadka bridge that connects Kunjoorupanja with Panaje stopped vehicular visitors in Puttur, top to villagers in Gummategadde, Ajjikallu, Olathadka, and Kapikadu obtaining stranded.
Overflowing stormwater drains in the coastal regions also inundated roads. Dakshina Kannada has received 1,769 mm rainfall from the starting of the monsoon season till July 17, according to government information. An estimated 4,000 electrical energy poles as nicely as 200 transformers have been broken considering the fact that April. The Udupi district administration also shifted flood-impacted men and women to safer regions. Houses in Karandadi, Mallar, Majoor, and Uliyaru have been beneath water.
Sedam, Kalagi, and Chittapur taluks of Kalaburagi have also heavy rainfall and thunderstorms considering the fact that Sunday. The incessant rainfall more than the previous week has led to the water levels in the Kagina and Kamalavati rivers increasing. Two Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited workers had to be rescued in Kadajji village in Davangere immediately after heavy rainfall submerged their workplace was submerged on Saturday evening.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also advised fishermen against venturing into the rough sea.
The Met division has forecast the state, specially the coastal and Malnad districts, would continue to witness heavy rainfall till July 23. The administration has sounded a red alert for Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, and Uttara Kannada districts till 8.30 am on July 20, which will be followed by an orange alert till July 23.
The climate bureau has also predicted light-to-moderate rainfall with isolated heavy showers more than South-Interior Karnataka, which includes Bengaluru and Chikkaballapura. Widespread light-to-moderate rainfall with isolated heavy showers have also been predicted more than Bidar, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Koppal, Raichur, Vijayanagar, Ballari, and Belagavi districts. A comparable climate pattern is anticipated in Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru districts in the coming days.