The Indian Meteorological Department on Thursday issued a heavy rain alert in some districts of coastal Karnataka and North-interior Karnataka. The IMD added that the 11 districts in state will witness heavy rainfall for the next four days.
All the schools, colleges and Anganwadi centers in the Bengaluru Rural, Bangalore Urban, Ramnagara, Kollar and chikkaballapur district of Karnataka have been closed for two days. The IMD also issued an orange alert in South interior parts of the state, along with the state capital, Bengaluru, said S Adiga, Meteorologist at the IMD Bengaluru.
Karnataka to have widespread rainfall over next 4 days. Yellow alerts issued in some districts of coastal Karnataka & north-interior Karnataka for today and tomorrow. Orange alert in South interior parts. Orange alert in Bengaluru and Ghats,” said S Adiga, Meteorologist, IMD Bengaluru.
The weather department predicted rain or thundershowers at most places over coastal Karnataka, south interior Karnataka and at many places over north interior Karnataka. It has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Bengaluru Rural, Bangalore Urban, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Kolar, Mandya, Ramnagara and Chickballapura districts of South Interior Karnataka.
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It also said heavy rains were likely to occur at isolated places over Mysuru and Chamrajanagara districts. Karnataka Department of Public Instruction writes to all district commissioners (DCs), asking them to close schools for class 1 to class 10 tomorrow, if necessary, in view of incessant rainfall.
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