Krishna in spate, floods roads

 Heavy rainfall in Maharashtra continued to push levels in the River Krishna, flooding North Karnataka districts on Saturday.

Six bridges in Chikkodi taluk and one in Gokak taluk continued to be under water while two more bridges would submerge by Saturday night given the present inflow into the river. Roads in Athani and Raibag taluk was submerged on Saturday. As much as 1.35 lakh cusecs of water was released into the river from Rajapur barrage in Maharashtra.

Meanwhile, Belagavi and Khanapur received mild to heavy occasional rains.
Bhatkal, Karwar, Ankola and Kumta towns in Uttara Kannada district received moderate rains in the day. Boats did not venture into the waters as the Arabian Sea had become turbulent owing to gusty winds.

Shivamogga district also received moderate rains. It rained in Sagar, Bhadravathi, Thirthahalli, Hosanagar and Shikaripur. The water level in Linganamakki reservoir stood at 1,784.45 feet.

The Kodagu district received an average of 18.2 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours. The water level in Harangi reservoir stood at 2,857.76 feet. Mangaluru city received rains towards evening.