District Witnesses Heavy Rainfall

Madikeri, July 31: The monsoon rains, which had been weak in Kodagu district, have now recovered in the last two days. The Pushya rain star is currently underway and the Ashlesha rains will begin from August 3.

The rains last Tuesday have been quite heavy in most parts of the district. Heavy rains are being received in the basin areas including Cauvery, especially in some rural areas, and the water level has increased.

The Cauvery and Lakshmana Tirtha rivers are flowing in a fair amount, which has given hope to the farming sector, which was worried about the lack of rain in the district and neighboring districts. The district has received an average of 1.69 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. 

The district has now received a total of 37.45 inches of rain since January. Madikeri taluk received 1.84 inches of rain, Virajpet 2.19 inches, Ponnampet 1.70 inches, Somwarpet 2.26 inches, and Kushalnagar taluk received 0.45 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Shantalli hobli received 4.72 inches of rain, Bhagamandala 3 inches, Madikeri 1.48 inches, Napoklu 1.73 inches, Sampaje 1.24 inches, Virajpet 2.21 inches, Ammatthi 2.18 inches, Hudikeri 1.48 inches, Srimangala 2.32 inches, Ponnampet 2.20 inches, and Balele 0.80 inches of rain. Somwarpet Hobli received 2.24 inches of rain, Shanivarasante 1.12 inches, Kodlipete 1 inch, Suntikoppa 0.68 inches and Kushalnagar Hobli received 0.22 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.

In South Kodagu, villages under Birunani and Srimangala Gram Panchayats, as well as rural areas under Napoklu, Galibeedu and Shantalli, received an average rainfall of 3.50 inches to 4 inches.

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