The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) division of Bengaluru has predicted widespread rainfall over next 4 days in Karnataka. All the schools, colleges and Anganwadi centers in the Bengaluru, Ramanagara, Kolar and chikkaballapur district of Karnataka have been closed for two days on 19 and 20 November.
According to S Adiga, Meteorologist, IMD Bengaluru, yellow alerts have been issued in some districts of coastal Karnataka and North-interior Karnataka for today and tomorrow. Besides, orange alert has been issued in South interior parts in Bengaluru and Ghats.
Two days ago, the weather department had issued weather warnings for parts of Karnataka, which are likely to witness rainfall till November 18 (Thursday). The IMD had issued a yellow alert in Bengalru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Chikkaballapura, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kolar, Mandya, Ramanagara, Tumkur districts. A yellow alert is defined as isolated heavy rains more than 64.5 mm.
The weather department stated the rains were due to a network of cyclonic circulations and a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Meanwhile, the IMD today issued a red alert for capital of neighbouring state Tamil Nadu and Puducherry after the formation of a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal earlier today, it said in an update.
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The city has been witnessing heavy rains for more than a fortnight and meteorologists have predicted rainfall for the next 48 to 72 hours in many parts of the state.
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