Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru/Udupi (MS)
Mangaluru/Udupi, Jul 18: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of heavy rains in the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi on July 18 and 19. A red alert has been declared accordingly.
Heavy rains continued to lash the twin districts on Wednesday as well. The IMD forecasted that heavy rains will persist for the next two days.
A holiday has been declared for all anganwadis, government, aided, and private primary, high schools, and pre-university colleges in Puttur, Bantwal, Beltangady, Sullia and Kadaba taluks of DK district on July 18 due to widespread heavy rainfall in the district. There is no holiday for schools and colleges of Mangaluru, Ullal, Moodbidri and Mulki area.
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Also, the tahsildars of Byndoor and Hebri taluks have declared holiday for anganwadi, primary school, high school and PU colleges on July 18 due to possibility of incessant rains.