Kodagu, Shivamogga, Hassan, and Chikkamagaluru received 74 mm of rainfall from September 14 to 20
While rains receded in north and coastal Karnataka, there was no respite in Kodagu and parts of south interior Karnataka on Monday where life continued to be affected as low-lying areas were submerged.
Kodagu, Shivamogga, Hassan and Chikkamagaluru received 74 mm of rainfall from September 14 to 20 against the normal of 39 mm for the same period, according to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC). The four districts have received 228 mm of rains for the period of September 1 to 20 against the normal of 114 mm for the same period.
Bhagamandala and surrounding regions in Kodagu – the catchment area for the Cauvery – continued to be battered by heavy rain as a result of which the volume of water in the river increased. The district received 64.19 mm of rainfall for…