JOIN USMonson was active in most parts of the state on Sunday. Several districts received good showers for a few hours.
Gajendragad and the twin towns of Gadag-Begateri in Gadag district received good showers, accompanied with gusty winds for more than hour on Sunday noon. Mundaragi, Dambal, Lakshmeshwar, Naragund, Ron and Shirhatti taluks received continuous drizzles from morning till evening. The district has so far received total 13.6 mm of rainfall in July.
Heavy rain lashed several parts of Uttara Kannada district on Sunday.
Monsoon was active in the coastal region, the Malnad region and the plains. Bhatkal, Honnavar, Kumta, Ankola and Karwar witnessed heavy rains for at least five hours.
Halilyal and Joida received moderate rain. Most of the low-lying areas and roads were inundated and rainwater gushed into several houses. Monsoon picked up Sirsi, Siddapur and Yellapur regions, with all the three places recording intermittent rains on Sunday.
For the last several days, Haveri district has been witnessing incessant rain and it continued on Sunday also. The overcast skies opened up in the afternoon. With Sunday being a holiday, most of the roads wore a deserted look.
Byadagi, Ranebennur, Shiggaon, Hirekerur, Haveri, Hanagal and Savanur taluks have also received good showers. The district also received good rain on Saturday night.
Skies remained overcast in most parts of Chitradurga district, while the city and the surrounding regions received good showers.
Most parts of district received heavy rain on Saturday night also. On Sunday afternoon, till late in the evening, several parts of the district received mild to heavy showers. Molakalmuru, Challakere, Hiriyuru, Bharamsagar, Sirigere and Holalkere taluks also received good rains.
Though intermittent rain lashed parts of Dakshina Kannada district on Sunday morning, it receded by afternoon.
Kodagu district experienced 12.3 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours. Madikeri taluk received 29.2 mm and Virajpet taluk—5.3 mm rainfall.
The water-level in Harangi reservoir stood at 2,858.21 feet. The inflow of water was 5,656 cusecs, while 4,747 cusecs water is released into the river.
Dharwad district received incessant rain throughout the day. Though it was a sunny day, by noon, the skies were overcast and incessant rain continued to lash till late evening. Heavy rains lashed Khanapur and surrounding villages for more than two hours in Belagavi.
With the taluk witnessing good rains, the Rivers Malaprabha and Mahadayi are full. Alatri, Mangetri, Bail, Banduri and other steams are also in spate. Rains were reported in Athani, Raibag and other taluks.