IMD issues orange alert for coastal districts of Karnataka till July 21

The incessant rains that have been lashing the state have filled 18 reservoirs, including the major one such as Krishnarajasagar in Mandya, Kodasalli, and Supa in Uttara Kannada district, Harangi in Kodagu, Linganamakki in Shivamogga.

Coastal Karnataka, the interior parts in the northern region and southern interior Karnataka will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to a report in the Udayavani newspaper on Sunday.

Heavy rainfall led to landslide between Mangalore Junction and Thokur railway station. (PTI Photo)

Quoting India Meteorological Department (IMD), the newspaper stated that seven districts of Karnataka - Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, and Kodagu - have been put under orange alert till July 21. Three districts on the eastern side of the state - Chitradurga, Ballari, and Davanagere - have been put on yellow alert for three days starting July 19.

The southwest monsoon has been active in the northern interior Karnataka region. Gokarna received 11cm of rain followed by Agumbe at 10cm.

The monsoon has already left a trail of destruction on the coast and Malnad area of the state. Two persons have died in flood-related issues in Kodagu. A huge landslide that occurred at the Kulashekar-Thokur section of Southern Railway cut off traffic between Mangaluru and Roha on the Konkan Railway route for three days.

Palakkad division authorities said that the line has since been cleared and the first train to arrive today was the Marusagar Express.

However, the incessant rains that have been lashing the state have filled 18 reservoirs, including the major one such as Krishnarajasagar in Mandya, Kodasalli, and Supa in Uttara Kannada district, Harangi in Kodagu, Linganamakki in Shivamogga. All these reservoirs have seen copious inflow.

Bhatkal town in Uttara Kannada district on Sunday was inundated following the flooding in the Choutini River. This is the first time that Bhatkal town has experienced flooding in the last decade.

In Honnavar, three villages have been flooded due to a swollen Gundibala river. The river has inundated farmlands and water has entered the houses in the village.