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Orange alert for Karnataka coast as heavy rains lash Malnad
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga, Dakshina Kannada, and Chikkamagaluru districts on August 7, as heavy rains battered parts of Karnataka's coast and Malnad…
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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga, Dakshina Kannada, and Chikkamagaluru districts on August 7, as heavy rains battered parts of Karnataka's coast and Malnad region. A yellow alert is in place for Udupi, Uttara Kannada, and Kodagu districts. Hosanagara taluk in Shivamogga has been particularly affected.
Dakshina Kannada's Vitlamudnoor received the highest rainfall, 99.5 mm, followed by Devalmakki (98.5 mm) and Vailavada (98 mm) in Uttara Kannada. In response to rising water levels, the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam has issued a flood alert for residents along the Kapila river, as discharge from the Kabini reservoir may reach 15,000 cusec. Inflows into major reservoirs like Almatti and Tungabhadra have notably declined.
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The rush to paint every monsoon shower as a 'disaster' ignores the fact that Karnataka's reservoirs are actually seeing reduced inflows, Almatti's inflow dropped to 1.18 lakh cusec. The real test will be whether the Kabini catchment receives the predicted heavy rain and if the Cauvery basin can maintain adequate storage for summer. For a state that swings from flood to drought, this week's outflow numbers matter more than alarmist headlines.
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, deccanherald.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
