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Rain wreaks havoc in south interior parts of Karnataka

DHNS
August 16, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 16: In just four hours, Bengaluru city and most parts of south interior Karnataka were submerged in knee-deep water in the early hours of Tuesday.

This is simply because the district administration ignored the warning issued by the India Meteorological Department cautioning them of moderate to heavy rainfall in the city and south interior Karnataka.

The city received 13 cm (128.7 mm) rainfall in just four hours (from 3.35 am to 5.40 am and then from 5.45 am to 8.15 am), while the HAL airport recorded 14 cm (143.8 mm), this, according to the IMD officials, is the highest in 24 hours for the month of August. Most of the low-lying areas in Bengaluru were flooded.

Mandya received 110.1 mm, Shivamogga 109.4 mm, Tumakuru 72 mm, Mysuru 43.8 mm and Chamarajnagar recorded 37.4 mm during the same duration.

Rain havoc was reported at Madiwala, Bommanahalli, Koramanagala, BTM Layout, Silk Board junction, Indiranagar, JP Nagar, HSR Layout, Tavarekere, Sarjapura Road, Indiranagar, Eijipura, ST Bed, Manjunatha Nagar, HAL 2nd Stage, Wilson Garden, Dollars Colony and Anugraha layout.

Warning sent

Sunder M Methri, director in-charge, IMD Bengaluru, told DH that a warning stating: “Moderate to heavy rainfall likely to affect your district within next three hours” was sent to all DCs, including Bengaluru, at 2.20 pm, 5.41 pm, 8.30 pm, 12.10 am and 4.20 am. “Though the forecast was for moderate to heavy, city and south interior Karnataka received very heavy rainfall in just four hours,” he said.

‘BBMP was alerted’

G S Srinivasa Reddy, director, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), said that they have an automated system where once the rainfall reaches a threshold of 50 mm in one hour, an automated warning alert goes to the BBMP officials and other concerned heads. “On Monday night, when the city received 12.5 mm within 15 minutes, immediate warning alerts went out,” he said.

Reddy said that the KSNDMC does not get weather updates from IMD, they collect the data independently and take satellite readings from ISRO. Senior officials from both the departments echoed that it was a mere communication lapse.

More rain likely

The IMD has issued a warning stating that Bengaluru and parts of south interior Karnataka will continue to receive moderate to heavy rainfall.

“This rainfall is because of an upper air cyclonic circulation over south Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep area. A wind share zone has also formed 10 degree north latitude due to which south interior Karnataka is experiencing heavy rainfall. This will continue for the next two days,” Methri said

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April 23,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 23: The scarcity of water in Kukkavu area of Belthangady town in Dakshina Kannada district has forced school-going children to dig a well with their hands.
The children studying in primary schools were seen lifting the heavy buckets of water from the well.

The residents were facing the water shortage from the past couple of days, amid the coronavirus lockdown.
A group of five adolescents managed to dug the well as deep as 12 feet within just a span of four days.

" We are facing water problem now. With the support of my five more friends, we dug this well. At the beginning we just found soil, then in the deeper layers, we also found stones. We got access to the water at 10 feet down," said Dhanush, a class 9th student, while speaking to news agency.

The shortage of water during the summer months is a perennial problem in across several states in India, and the growing population has only added to the woes.

In extreme conditions, poor have to draw water from small water holes.

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April 20,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 20: Dakshina Kannada police have warned of stringent legal action against people who share photos of the coronavirus victims in the district and other patients on social websites.

District superintendent of police B M Laxmi Prasad in a release, warned the people that strict legal action will be taken against those who flout rules.

Police have noted that a picture of one of the COVID-19 victims in the area is being shared on social media.

Providing any information about coronavirus-infected patients or victims publicly is a punishable offence, he said.

The police are putting together information about the people who shared the photo and other information about the COVID-19 in the district and have initiated legal action.

A 50-year old woman from Bantwal had died of Covid-19 at the Wenlock hospital here on Sunday.

She is the first coronavirus victim in the district.

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May 23,2020

Mangaluru, May 23: In order to ensure that students do not miss out on their studies due to educational institutions being shut owing to the coronavirus lockdown, Dakshina Kannada Pre-university College Principles Association (DKPUCPA) is conducting online classes on YouTube for pre-university students.

The online lessons are shot by lecturers at St Aloysius College and the lectures are then uploaded on YouTube enabling students to watch them online.

"The whole world is currently in a crucial situation because of COVID-19, and because of the lockdown, all are forced to stay indoors. Usually, we used to conduct lectures in a class full of students, but now it is a new experience that we are providing the same information to students in their absence," Rajaram Rao, a lecturer said while speaking to news agency.

He said at present these classes are being conducted for second year pre-university students.

If any student has a doubt on any concept, he said they can contact the teachers. "At present, students also are getting information about the teachers who have uploaded the videos. All the information about the teachers is already being uploaded on the system so that they can contact the teacher," he said.

Dhanya, a student, hailed the DKPUCPA for the setting up of the online classes despite the prevailing situation.

"The teachers who have taught in these classes have taught very well, as if they are teaching right in front of us. It has been very useful for me during this time," she said.

The nationwide lockdown imposed to combat the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic has been extended to May 31.

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