JOIN USSeveral parts of Gadag and Yadgir districts received good spell of rain on Saturday.
Rain accompanied by wind lashed Gadag town for about 30 minutes starting 4 pm. The sky remained overcast for the whole day.
The district received only 51.7% of normal rainfall so far with a deficit of 146 mm. The deficient rain has affected agricultural activities as only 30,000 hectares of land has been sown against the targetted 2.39 lakh hectares.
Yadgir and surrounding villages received good showers on Saturday. The afternoon drizzle intensified towards evening.
Mundaragi, Varkanahalli, Hosalli, Hattikuni, Gurasanagi villages received good rain, bringing cheers to farmers, who had sown green gram and other crops at the onset of monsoon.
Meanwhile, the inflow into the Tungabhadra reservoir in Hosapete has increased following good rain in the catchment areas. The water storage in the dam stood at 10.567 tmcft on Saturday. The dam had an inflow of 11,979 cusecs on Saturday as against 10,873 cusecs on Friday. The dam has received more than three tmcft of water in the past three days.