Karnataka Weather: Several districts receive heavy rainfall

Mangaluru: Amidst the looming drought crisis, several districts of Karnataka have been receiving heavy rainfall accompanied by lighting over the past few days. Active North East Monsoon condition prevail over Coastal, Malnad, and South Interior Karnataka districts, while monsoon condition is weak over North Interior Karnataka districts in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on November 6, according to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) data.

The highest rainfall recorded during this period was at Chennaithodi, in Bantwal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, with an impressive 150.5 mm.

The forecast predicts scattered to widespread light to moderate rains, with isolated heavy rainfall likely over parts of Coastal, Maland, and interior districts of the State until the morning of November 7.

Based on the latest rainfall data from the TRG Stations across the state for the last 24 hours, widespread rains recieved in six districts, including Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Hassan, Shivamogga, Davanagere, and Chikkamagaluru. Fairly widespread rains were reported in Chitradurga, Bengaluru Rural, Chikkaballapura, and Chamarajanagara. Scattered rains brought relief to nine districts: Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Tumakuru, Haveri, Vijayanagara, Kolar, Mysuru, Mandya, and Ballari. Isolated rains were observed in Raichur, Bengaluru Urban, Koppala, and Ramanagara. However, eight districts, namely Gadag, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Bagalkote, Dharwad, Belagavi, Yadgir, and Vijayapura, experienced dry or negligible rains.

According to the cumulative rainfall data gathered by the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) from October 1 to November 5, In South Interior Karnataka, the normal rainfall is 152 mm, while the actual rainfall recorded at 61 mm. In North Interior Karnataka, the normal rainfall is 113 mm, and the actual rainfall recorded is 12 mm. The Malnad region enjoyed 103 mm of rainfall, compared to its normal 172 mm, while the coastal districts received 178 mm, close to their normal rainfall of 201 mm.