Karnataka Heavy Rain: Issued orange and yellow alert in these districts

Karnataka Heavy Rain: The weather department has predicted that there is a possibility of heavy rains in many parts of the state including the coast and hilly areas today. Karnataka Heavy Rain: Issued orange and yellow alert in these districts.

There is a possibility of heavy rains in the coastal districts of Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada, and in Shivamogga, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru and Kodagu districts, the rain will continue today and yellow alert has been announced for these districts.

Thunderstorms are likely to occur in Bengaluru, Bengaluru Rural, Davangere, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Chikkaballapur districts. There is a possibility of heavy rain in Bidar, Belgavi Kalaburagi and Haveri districts of North Karnataka and yellow alert has been announced.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted widespread heavy rain over north Karnataka till Sunday. Places including Bidar, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu and Shivamogga districts are likely to see heavy showers for the rest of the week, the department said.

In a map released on Tuesday, the IMD painted the upper half of the state a dark blue, indicating “widespread” rain, while the lower half was a light blue, expected to get “fairly widespread” rain till Thursday.

The IMD also issued “heavy rain” and “thunderstorm” warnings over several places in the southern state, and issued an “orange” alert over Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Bidar districts. Meanwhile, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu and Shivamogga districts were under a “yellow” alert.

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