This story is from October 14, 2020

Karnataka: Uttara Kannada faces brunt of cyclonic rain

Though rainfall petered out in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Wednesday, there was widespread heavy rainfall in Uttara Kannada district in the past 24 hours disrupting normal life, especially traffic on the Mumbai-Karwar National Highway.
Karnataka: Uttara Kannada faces brunt of cyclonic rain
Uttara Kannada district has witnessed heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours
MANGALURU: Though rainfall petered out in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Wednesday, there was widespread heavy rainfall in Uttara Kannada district in the past 24 hours disrupting normal life, especially traffic on the Mumbai-Karwar National Highway.
While DK received 116mm of rainfall, Udupi received 117mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours till 8.30am on Wednesday.

Reports from Uttara Kannada said that since Wednesday morning, heavy rainfall between Karwar and Bhatkal had disrupted normal life. Many places along the National Highway 66 were waterlogged leading to traffic gridlock.
``The waterlogging on the NH is due to four-laning work along that stretch from Kundapur to Karwar. Where the NHAI has completed the four-lane work, there’s no inundation. But where the work is in progress, there is heavy waterlogging and traffic is moving at snail’s pace,’’ said the person travelling from Karwar to Bhatkal.
Kumta and Ankola between Bhatkal and Karwar also witnessed heavy waterlogging. Nagarbastikeri in Honnavar Taluk of Uttara Kannada received 204mm of rainfall and Murudeshwara near Bhatkal received 145 mm of rainfall.
The meteorological department stated that under the influence of depression over north Interior Karnataka and adjoining areas of Maharashtra and Telangana, the Karnataka coast will receive moderate to heavy rainfall.

Udupi District also received heavy rains in the last 24 hours till Wednesday afternoon. Three areas of Kundapur taluk of Udupi district received the highest rainfall in the state. They were 370 mm Balkuru (370mm), Koni (325mm) and Basruru received 245 mm of rainfall. In Karkala the house of Indira Jayakar Shetty at Mundli was damaged after the compound wall collapsed on the house.
In DK district, Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks received the highest rainfall at 146mm and 138 mm respectively. Puttur and Belthangady taluks received 103mm and 120mm of rainfall respectively with Sullia taluk receiving the least at 74mm of rainfall. In Bantwal, a portion of a wall of centuries old Sri Karinjeshwara Temple collapsed due to incessant rains late on Tuesday night and was noticed by temple authorities on Wednesday. Officials who inspected the premises said there was no danger to the temple. In DK, Neermarga (217mm) in Mangaluru taluk, Meramajalu in Bantwal taluk (166 mm), Mennabettu and Kemral in Mangaluru taluk received rainfall of 155 mm each.
KSNMDC warned that squally weather with wind speed reaching 45-55 Kmph is likely to prevail over the coast and warned fishermen not to venture into the sea.
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