Kodagu Receives Monsoon Rainfall

Madikeri, Jul. 7: Information from the Meteorological Department... Whatever the forecasts may be. But the special thing about Kodagu district is that the people here observe the monsoon rain situation based on the rain stars.

Usually, during the monsoon, the rain is more intense in the Aridra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Pushya rain stars. This time, although there was not much rain in the beginning of Aridra, there was some rain in the last leg. Now, the Punarvasu rains have started from July 6, and the intensity of the rain has increased from the first day itself. It has been raining heavily with wind since yesterday in most of the district. Especially in the Ponnampet, Srimangala, Hudikeri hobli areas of South Kodagu, the rain along with the wind is showing the real picture of the monsoon.

This is the first time since the onset of monsoon that the district has received an average rainfall of 2.30 inches. Madikeri taluk received 3.06, Virajpet 2.06, Ponnampet 3.32, Somwarpet 2.21 and Kushalnagar taluk received 0.78 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.

Bhagamandala - Ponnampet increased

Bhagamandala hobli area received 6.60 inches of rain in the last 24 hours, while Ponnampet hobli received 5 inches of rain. The rest of the districts received 3.40 inches of rain, 3.60 inches of rain in Hudikeri, 1.44 inches of rain in Balele, 1.56 inches of rain in Ammatthi and 2.56 inches of rain in Virajpet hobli. Madikeri taluk's Madikeri hobli received 2.40, Sampaje 2, Napoklu 1.28, Somwarpet 2.16, Shanivarasante 1.16, Shantalli 3.32, Kodlipete 2.20, Suntikoppa 1.16, Kushalnagar hobli received 0.40 inches of rain.

Damage has been reported in some parts of the district due to heavy rain. Due to continuous rain, the flow of water in other rivers and streams including Cauvery, Lakshmana Theertha, Kakkatpole has increased. Farmers are now focusing on agricultural activities, which have been hampered by low rainfall so far. Several phone calls were received by the "Shakti" office regarding the non-declaration of holiday for schools and colleges on Tuesday due to heavy rain in South Kodagu.

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