Bengaluru: The Southwest Monsoon has picked up steam bringing heavy rain to coastal and Malnad districts during last 24 hours while many parts of north and south interior districts experienced mild to moderate showers.
The southwest monsoon has been active over Malnad region for the last couple of days. Many parts of Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts received moderate to heavy rainfall. Shivamogga district received an average of 38.7 mm of rainfall on Monday. The highest of 149.80 mm was recorded in Hosanagar taluk.
As per the IMD, heavy rainfall was recorded during last 24 hours at Agumbe, Thirthahalli, Thalaguppa, Hunchadakatte, Sagar, Arasalu, Anavatti, Bhadravati, and Sorab in Shivamogga district; Jayapura, Kottigehara, Kalasa, Sringeri, Balehonnur, Tarikere, Yagati, and Ajjampura in Chikkmagaluru district; and Ballupete and Konanuru in Hassan district.
The relentless showers have piled on the misery in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada , Chikkamagaluru , Kodagu districts. Incidents of tree fall and damages to houses were reported from across the three coastal districts.
A 55-year-old man from Aikala in Mulki taluk was electrocuted when he was trying to clear branches of a tree that fell on his house. The deceased was identified as Madhav Acharya.
Traffic on Puttur-Uppinangady road near Sediyapu was affected for a couple of hours after a tree came crashing on the road. The incessant showers have led to a significant rise in water level of Kumaradhara and Netravathi rivers.
The rough sea and high waves have sparked fears of sea erosion in the coastal villages of Honnavar, Bhatkal, Ankola and Karwar taluks. Aatmalinga of the famed Mahabaleshwar Temple in Gokarna was submerged in rainwater for a while.
Several places in Malnad and coastal districts plunged into darkness following the damage to power lines.
Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga and Kodagu districts also witnessed sharp showers throughout the day. Water level in Triveni Sangam in Bhagamandala has gone up considerably. Rains, coupled with strong winds, have brought down trees and electricity poles in several coffee estates in the region. As much as 9,500 cusecs of water was released from 21 crest gates of Tunga dam at Gajanur near Shivamogga, as the dam reached maximum level of 588.24 metre.
Many parts of Mumbai Karnataka and Kalyana Karnataka districts experienced spells of light showers on Monday.
Unrelenting rain in the last two to three days has spurred water level in Manjra river in Bidar. A sharp spell of rain in the afternoon left many areas in Kalaburagi city waterlogged.
Kodagu district which witnessed successive monsoon havoc, the monsoon rain lashing out since last two days.
The district administration has asked the people not to venture out from their houses particularly in hilly region.