Rains continued to pound western Karnataka on Tuesday, while the eastern region is yet to receive its fair share. The Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers were in spate due to the incessant rain in Maharashtra.
Heavy rain in Shimoga wreaked havoc in the district. A canter was washed away along with the driver and cleaner, when Malati River swelled. The Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary was also inundated. The Shimoga-Thirthahalli Road in Mandagadde is still under water.
A landslide blocked Thirthahalli-Agumbe Road on Tuesday. The Tunga river is in spate in Sringeri, inundating standing crops. The Shimoga-Mangalore National Highway-13 was submerged. Similarly, normal life in parts of South Kodagu was affected due to heavy downpour and more than 1,200 acres of paddy fields was submerged.
As many as 72 homeless persons from 20 houses took shelter at Kodava Samaja.
Rain disrupted normal life and submerged standing crops in Sakleshpur, Alur and Arkalgud taluks in Hassan district. Relief operations have been taken up on a war-footing, while schools have declared two days holiday.
Due to heavy rains coffee seeds have started falling and the planters are a worried lot. Inflow into Hemavathi, Yagachi and other reservoirs has drastically increased. Some of the bridges at Kudremukh were submerged, throwing traffic out of gear. However, the block on Charmadi Ghat was cleared on Tuesday.
Paddy transplantation in Malnad taluks is in full swing. As against the target of 42,000 hectares, 20,000 hectares have been transplanted. Farmers in Davangere district too have taken up sowing in some parts.
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