MANGALURU: All faculties and faculties across coastal Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district will stay close on Wednesday and Thursday as heavy rains disrupt customary existence, stated an respectable.
"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 told journalists right here, about 350km from state capital Bengaluru.
Kumaraswamy stated he has recommended the DC to take all steps essential to mitigate sufferings.
A document 40mm rainfall on Tuesday in the port town of Mangaluru inundated several areas, together with roads and housing colonies and commercial hubs due to storm-water drains overflowing and garbage blocking 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 climate respectable told IANS.
Forecasting rain or thundershowers over the next two days in the coastal districts and south inside areas due to favouring prerequisites, the respectable stated fishermen have been instructed to not project into the Arabian Sea and tourists have been told to steer clear of beaches facing prime 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 have been also reported from Udupi, Honnavar, Agumbe, Karwar in the coastal area, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad and Gadag, affecting motion of other folks and items and inflicting damage 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 told journalists right here, about 350km from state capital Bengaluru.
Kumaraswamy stated he has recommended the DC to take all steps essential to mitigate sufferings.
A document 40mm rainfall on Tuesday in the port town of Mangaluru inundated several areas, together with roads and housing colonies and commercial hubs due to storm-water drains overflowing and garbage blocking 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 climate respectable told IANS.
Forecasting rain or thundershowers over the next two days in the coastal districts and south inside areas due to favouring prerequisites, the respectable stated fishermen have been instructed to not project into the Arabian Sea and tourists have been told to steer clear of beaches facing prime 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 have been also reported from Udupi, Honnavar, Agumbe, Karwar in the coastal area, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad and Gadag, affecting motion of other folks and items and inflicting damage to plants.
Schools, colleges shut in rain-hit coastal Karnataka
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