Mangalore: Monsoon Begins in State’s Coast with a Bang
Pics by Dayananda Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Jun 7: The cloudy weather and light drizzle being experienced in the coastal districts of Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kasargod since the past couple of days turned into heavy rain on Sunday June 6. Intermittent downpour, which lashed the districts on Sunday morning, afternoon and evening, again soaked them in the night and also on the morning of Monday June 7.
Heavy rain with lightning was experienced in Bantwal taluk on Sunday morning and afternoon. It appears that Beltangady is the only taluk where overcast skies gave an indication of heavy rains, but the expectations of the people were belied as they did not get any rain. So far, no loss to lives and property due to rain has been reported from these districts.
The farmers are happy that their agricultural activities can go ahead as per schedule, with the arrival of rains on time. There was widespread apprehension among the farmer community about the prospects of the onset of monsoon getting delayed. The meteorological department has predicted that rains will gain in intensity in a couple of days. Mysore, Mandya and Kodagu districts, which got good rains on Sunday, with Krishnaraja Sagar topping the list with five cms of rain, are expected to experience more rains in the coming days, the department added. Kerala coast also has been getting good rains, with Kottayam and Idukki recording four cms of rain each.