Downpour rains in cheer in coastal districts

Perhaps for the second time in the last two months coastal district of Dakshina Kannada received rains throughout the day, bringing back good old memories of monsoon rains.
The rains have also brought smiles on the faces of farmers, who were worried over scanty rainfall this year.

64.7 mm rains

The rains which started to lash in the wee hours of Thursday continued throughout the day and night too.

While the district received 76.2 mm rains between July 1 and July 8, the district received 64.7 mm rains in a single day on Thursday.

No untoward incidents

Except for a compound wall collapse in Moodushedde on the outskirts of Mangaluru (in which no one is hurt), no other untoward incidents have been reported in the entire district. However, most of the roads were inundated with rain water and students as well as citizens were seen wading through the rainwater in many parts of the City as well as district.

While a few four-wheel drivers enjoyed to zoom through the rainwater on the highways and City roads, it was a nightmare for office-goers as well as school going children as they had to protect themselves from the rains as well as splashing rain water on the road.

Intermittent rains

Udupi district too received good rains on Thursday while Kodagu as well as Chikkamagaluru received only intermittant rains. But the sky remained cloudy for most part of the day.