JOIN US Many parts of Uttara Kannada district received moderate rain on Monday and continued till Tuesday afternoon.
Bhatkal, Honnavar, Ankola and Karwar taluks of the coastal belt, besides Sirsi, Siddapur and Yellapur taluks of the Ghats region of the district received rain. The Keni stream in Ankola taluk is flowing at the danger mark. People in low-lying areas have been shifted to safer places.
Gruel centres have been opened at the Keni government primary school and the Babruwada primary school. More than 100 people have been accommodated there.
Traffic hit
Vehicular traffic was affected for an hour and a half near Mudaga village in Karwar taluk, on National Highway 66, due to a landslide caused by heavy rain on Monday night. The mud was cleared from the highway using earthmovers.
Belagavi city received light showers for about 30 minutes on Tuesday evening. The sudden downpour caught the people unawares and they ran for cover.
Heavy showers lashed Belagavi and Khanapur taluks and parts of Chikkodi taluk, including Nippani, on Monday.
Good spell
Moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of Shivamoggga district on Tuesday. Thirthahalli, Hosanagar, Sagar, Shikaripur received good spell of rains intermittently throughout the day.
Shivamogga, Bhadravathi and some parts of Sorab received moderate rains intermittently.
Water level in Linganamakki dam rose to 1796.80 feet against the maximum of 1819 feet.
The rainfall figures are as follows: Ankola 31 mm, Karwar 11 mm, Kadra and Kumta 7 mm each, Gerusoppa 5 mm and Honnavar 4 mm (all Uttara Kannada district), and Hungund (Bagalkot distric) 0 5 mm