Showers bring relief to several dists in State

Several districts in the state received good rainfall on Saturday. Chikkamagaluru received heavy rainfall for nearly two hours. Low-lying areas were inundated.

Water gushed into several shops on MG Road. Aldur, Mallanduru, Joldal and several other places in the taluk received good showers. Coffee and pepper growers are happy that they are able to save their produce, which was withering away under extreme heat.

Hosapete taluk in Ballari district received heavy rains, accompanied by thunder and lightning. Papinayakanahalli, Vaddarahalli and Baitalageri villages received heavy rainfall. Skies were overcast in Hosapete town. But it did not rain.

Rains lashed Gadag district for more than an hour. Showers accompanied by lightning and gusty winds left several low-lying areas inundated. Nargund town also received good rainfall.

Rains lashed parts of Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarjanagar districts on Saturday.
Gundlupet, Yalandur, Santemarahalli and Hanur received good rains.

Traffic was disrupted near the railway underbridge in Nanjangud town due to stagnation of rainwater on the road. Owing to heavy winds and lightning, there was no power in the town for more than an hour. Hunsur, Periyapatna and HD Kote taluks too received rain on Saturday.

Srirangapatna town, Melapura, K Shettihalli, Baburayana Koppalu, Naguvanahalli, Chandagalu in the taluk too received rain in the evening.