MANGALURU: All faculties and colleges across coastal Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district will stay close on Wednesday and Thursday as heavy rains disrupt commonplace lifestyles, stated an reliable.
"We have advised all state-run and private schools and colleges across the district to remain closed for two days as a safety measure due to heavy rains flooding roads and localities in the district," Deputy Commissioner Sasikant Sentil instructed newshounds here, about 350km from state capital Bengaluru.
Kumaraswamy stated he has steered the DC to take all steps necessary to mitigate sufferings.
A record 40mm rainfall on Tuesday in the port town of Mangaluru inundated a number of areas, together with roads and housing colonies and commercial hubs because of storm-water drains overflowing and garbage blockading their motion.
"Though the south-west monsoon is set to enter the state in the next two days, a cyclonic storm, low pressure and strong surface winds have brought moderate to heavy rains in the coastal areas since Monday," a weather reliable instructed IANS.
Forecasting rain or thundershowers over the following two days in the coastal districts and south interior areas because of favouring conditions, the reliable stated fishermen had been instructed not to challenge into the Arabian Sea and vacationers were instructed to keep away from beaches going through top tides.
"Took stock of the situation in Dakshina Kannada due to heavy rains since Tuesday across the coastal district and directed the administration to take assistance of the coast guard to prevent loss of life and mitigate hardship," tweeted state Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy from Bengaluru.
Pre-monsoon rains were additionally reported from Udupi, Honnavar, Agumbe, Karwar in the coastal area, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad and Gadag, affecting motion of folks and items and inflicting injury to plants.
"We have advised all state-run and private schools and colleges across the district to remain closed for two days as a safety measure due to heavy rains flooding roads and localities in the district," Deputy Commissioner Sasikant Sentil instructed newshounds here, about 350km from state capital Bengaluru.
Kumaraswamy stated he has steered the DC to take all steps necessary to mitigate sufferings.
A record 40mm rainfall on Tuesday in the port town of Mangaluru inundated a number of areas, together with roads and housing colonies and commercial hubs because of storm-water drains overflowing and garbage blockading their motion.
"Though the south-west monsoon is set to enter the state in the next two days, a cyclonic storm, low pressure and strong surface winds have brought moderate to heavy rains in the coastal areas since Monday," a weather reliable instructed IANS.
Forecasting rain or thundershowers over the following two days in the coastal districts and south interior areas because of favouring conditions, the reliable stated fishermen had been instructed not to challenge into the Arabian Sea and vacationers were instructed to keep away from beaches going through top tides.
"Took stock of the situation in Dakshina Kannada due to heavy rains since Tuesday across the coastal district and directed the administration to take assistance of the coast guard to prevent loss of life and mitigate hardship," tweeted state Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy from Bengaluru.
Pre-monsoon rains were additionally reported from Udupi, Honnavar, Agumbe, Karwar in the coastal area, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad and Gadag, affecting motion of folks and items and inflicting injury to plants.
Schools, colleges shut in rain-hit coastal K'taka
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