Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Sep 10: The state has been experiencing good rainfall since the last three days. The meteorological department has predicted heavy rainfall to continue in the state for five more days.
The state is experiencing rain due to surface breeze in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts situated on the coast are likely to receive heavy rainfall on September 12. Red alert has been announced for coastal Karnataka. During this period rainfall might exceed 205 mm, the department clarified.
Yellow alert on September 10 and orange alert on September 11 and 13 have been issued. As the wind velocity in the coast will be high, the department has warned the fishermen not to venture into the sea during this period.
In addition, orange alerts have been issued for the next four days in Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga, Kodagu and Hassan districts. Yellow alert has been issued for four days in Bengaluru, Bengaluru rural, Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Mandya, Mysuru, Ramanagara and Tumakuru districts. Yellow alert has also been sounded for Belagavi, Bidar, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Kalaburagi districts located in north interior Karnataka, said director of the department C S Patil.