MANGALURU: The apprehensive Dakshina Kannada district administration on Friday declared a two-day vacation for colleges and PU faculties after the district won heavy downpour late on Thursday evening from 11.30pm onwards. The sudden May 29 deluge in Mangaluru city has saved the district administration on ft to fight any eventuality happening because of rains and as a precautionary measure, the holiday was declared considering the heavy rainfall in taluks of the district.
Udupi District administration declared a one-day vacation on Friday for all colleges and faculties.
Children return home within the drizzle
The downpour was such that Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) despatched 222 heavy rainfall indicators within the 5 taluks of the district – Belthangady, Sullia, Puttur, Bantwal and Mangaluru. The district recorded 120.6 mm of rainfall within the remaining 24 hours from eight.30am of Thursday. Mangaluru Taluk won the easiest rainfall of 144.6 mm, with Belthangady taluk receiving the least at 84mm of rainfall. Bantwal, Sullia and Puttur taluks won 129mm, 124 and 121mm of rainfall respectively indicating the level of downpour remaining evening until Friday morning. Last yr, the district had won simply four.4mm of rainfall at the same day. The district receives 941 mm of rainfall as normal average until June end and this yr, the rainfall has been 159mm within the first eight days of the month. Last yr it was 98mm of rainfall until June eight.
Children return home within the drizzle
After the district administration declared vacation, there was a unexpected lull and rains petered off, but the skies were overcast indicating rainfall later within the evening.
KSNMDC began sending heavy rainfall indicators as early as 11.30pm on Thursday evening starting with 65.5mm of rainfall being recorded at Kanakamajalu of Sullia taluk and 124.5mm of rainfall at Kokkada of Belthangady taluk. KSNMDC sends heavy rainfall indicators on explicit areas where heavy rainfall happens in a span of 10-15 minutes.
Udupi District administration declared a one-day vacation on Friday for all colleges and faculties.
Children return home within the drizzle
The downpour was such that Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) despatched 222 heavy rainfall indicators within the 5 taluks of the district – Belthangady, Sullia, Puttur, Bantwal and Mangaluru. The district recorded 120.6 mm of rainfall within the remaining 24 hours from eight.30am of Thursday. Mangaluru Taluk won the easiest rainfall of 144.6 mm, with Belthangady taluk receiving the least at 84mm of rainfall. Bantwal, Sullia and Puttur taluks won 129mm, 124 and 121mm of rainfall respectively indicating the level of downpour remaining evening until Friday morning. Last yr, the district had won simply four.4mm of rainfall at the same day. The district receives 941 mm of rainfall as normal average until June end and this yr, the rainfall has been 159mm within the first eight days of the month. Last yr it was 98mm of rainfall until June eight.
Children return home within the drizzle
After the district administration declared vacation, there was a unexpected lull and rains petered off, but the skies were overcast indicating rainfall later within the evening.
KSNMDC began sending heavy rainfall indicators as early as 11.30pm on Thursday evening starting with 65.5mm of rainfall being recorded at Kanakamajalu of Sullia taluk and 124.5mm of rainfall at Kokkada of Belthangady taluk. KSNMDC sends heavy rainfall indicators on explicit areas where heavy rainfall happens in a span of 10-15 minutes.
Karnataka: DK, Udupi receive heavy rainfall
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