MANGALURU: Whirlwinds, which blew around the Dakshina Kannada district since Sunday morning, created havoc at many puts while damaging a number of electrical poles because of tree fall.
Mescom officers estimated that on Sunday alone 315 electrical poles in the district have been damaged and Puttur taluk bore the brunt with greater than 200 electrical poles being damaged, reducing off provide to person properties in rural villages. Monday’s damage is but to be estimated.
Though 33Kv and 11Kv lines have been restored or are being restored around the district, energy in low pressure lines has now not been restored because of faults at more than one locations because of tree fall or branches falling at the energy lines.
Savanoor village in Puttur taluk bore the brunt of the whirlwind with greater than 100 poles being uprooted or damaged. In Savanoor 11Kv line used to be now not operational and will probably be restored by Monday night said Mescom assets.
On Sunday, a number of electrical poles have been damaged because of tree fall at Panjala, Narimogeru Panchayat of Puttur Taluk. This ended in disruption of energy in Panjala, Mothethadka, Narimogeru, Kuriya, Mundooru, Ammunja and surrounding spaces. In Mangaluru, tree fall led to a minimum of 15 electrical poles getting damaged in Baikampady, Valencia, Mulihitlu and Maroli spaces of town. Power in those space has been in part restored.
KSNMDC has warned fishermen not to undertaking into the sea till Monday 11.30pm as top waves had been forecast.
RAINFALL ON JULY 16: The district recorded 31mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours from eight.30am of Sunday. Sullia Taluk received the highest rainfall of 51 mm, with Mangaluru taluk receiving the least at 8mm of rainfall. Bantwal, Belthangady and Puttur taluks received 15mm, 48 and 33mm of rainfall respectively. Last yr, the district had received 30mm of rainfall at the identical day.
The water stage in Nethravathi River at Bantwal used to be five.eight meters with danger stage being eight.five meters. The water stage of Nethravathi River at Uppinangady and Kumaradhara River have been well below danger ranges at 22.0 meters every with danger ranges being 28.five meters and 29.five meters respectively.
Mescom officers estimated that on Sunday alone 315 electrical poles in the district have been damaged and Puttur taluk bore the brunt with greater than 200 electrical poles being damaged, reducing off provide to person properties in rural villages. Monday’s damage is but to be estimated.
Though 33Kv and 11Kv lines have been restored or are being restored around the district, energy in low pressure lines has now not been restored because of faults at more than one locations because of tree fall or branches falling at the energy lines.
Savanoor village in Puttur taluk bore the brunt of the whirlwind with greater than 100 poles being uprooted or damaged. In Savanoor 11Kv line used to be now not operational and will probably be restored by Monday night said Mescom assets.
On Sunday, a number of electrical poles have been damaged because of tree fall at Panjala, Narimogeru Panchayat of Puttur Taluk. This ended in disruption of energy in Panjala, Mothethadka, Narimogeru, Kuriya, Mundooru, Ammunja and surrounding spaces. In Mangaluru, tree fall led to a minimum of 15 electrical poles getting damaged in Baikampady, Valencia, Mulihitlu and Maroli spaces of town. Power in those space has been in part restored.
KSNMDC has warned fishermen not to undertaking into the sea till Monday 11.30pm as top waves had been forecast.
RAINFALL ON JULY 16: The district recorded 31mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours from eight.30am of Sunday. Sullia Taluk received the highest rainfall of 51 mm, with Mangaluru taluk receiving the least at 8mm of rainfall. Bantwal, Belthangady and Puttur taluks received 15mm, 48 and 33mm of rainfall respectively. Last yr, the district had received 30mm of rainfall at the identical day.
The water stage in Nethravathi River at Bantwal used to be five.eight meters with danger stage being eight.five meters. The water stage of Nethravathi River at Uppinangady and Kumaradhara River have been well below danger ranges at 22.0 meters every with danger ranges being 28.five meters and 29.five meters respectively.
Whirlwind uproots trees, electric poles; disrupts power supply in Dakshina Kannada
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