Heavy rains lash Mysuru, nearby districts
The Hindu
There are fears of damage to standing crops as farm fields are waterlogged
Heavy rains lashed Mysuru and surrounding districts through Wednesday night till the early hours of Thursday. While the district received 36 mm of rainfall, Mysuru taluk recorded 55.6 mm during the 24-hour period ending 8.30 a.m. on Thursday.
In the region, Arakere in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district received 130 mm of rain, Marahalli in Mysuru taluk 127 mm, and Thandavpura in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district 124 mm of rain.
There are fears of damage to standing crops as agricultural fields at many places have been waterlogged while canals and waterbodies were overflowing in the rural hinterland, according to farmers’ organisations.
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