Heavy rains lash several parts of Shivamogga district
The Hindu
Heavy rains in Shivamogga district flood water bodies, roads, and agricultural land, disrupting normal life and damaging farmlands.
Heavy rains that lashed many parts of Shivamogga district on Tuesday night hit normal life. Many water bodies are overflowing, roads are inundated, and vast tracts of agricultural land are flooded.
The thunderstorm started around 8 p.m. on Tuesday and continued until midnight. Puradal Dam, constructed across Barehalla, a stream, near Puradal village in Shivamogga taluk, was full by Wednesday morning. Similar was the situation at Anjanapura Dam, constructed across Kumudvathi River, in Shikaripura taluk.
Vast tracts of areca and banana plantations in Shivamogga taluk were flooded. Water pumps and other irrigation equipment in farmlands were damaged in the rains.
Hosangara taluk recorded rainfall of 63.3 mm against the normal of 7.3 mm. Sagar received 54.1 mm against the normal of 4.8 mm, Shikaripur – 61.1 mm against the normal of 5.5 mm, Shivamogga – 51.3 mm, while the normal expected was 7.2 mm, Soraba taluk received 50.8 mm against the normal of 6.3 mm, and Tirthahalli taluk received 52.9 mm of rainfall, against the normal of 6.2 mm.
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