BENGALURU, 6 JULY

Despite heavy rains and floods in many regions, especially in coastal Karnataka, as per the hobli-wise rainfall report of the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), many regions have recorded less than usual rainfall too. A hobli is a cluster of adjoining villages administered together in the State.

According to the report, four hoblis have recorded large deficits over -60 per cent during this southwest monsoon between 1 June and 6 July and 117 hoblis have recorded deficit rainfall over -20 to -59 per cent.

The highest departure from normal percentage was recorded in Madihalli hobli in Belur taluk of Hassan district at -73 per cent.

While Anavatti hobli (Soraba taluk in Shivamogga district) stood at -72 per cent, Javagal hobli in Hassan district (Arasikere taluk) recorded -64 and Lakya hobli in Chikkamagaluru recorded -60 per cent.

According to the KSNDMC report, the State recorded an actual amount of 266mm of rainfall as against the normal rainfall of 249mm, placing the state in the normal category for southwest monsoon 2024.

Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department has said coastal Karnataka received heavy to very heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours, with Castle Rock, Honavar and Ankola in Uttara Kannada receiving 170mm, 180mm and 130mm rainfall respectively. Udupi too received 150mm rainfall in the last 24 hours.

Owing to heavy rains and a red alert issued by IMD, the Dakshina Kannada district has already closed all anganwadis, government aided and private primary and high schools and pre-graduate colleges. PTI