Dakshina Kannada receives 466% excess rainfall in May: KSNDMC

Coastal Karnataka experiences record-breaking rainfall, leading to excess of over 400%, prompting safety measures and alerts.

Dakshina Kannada recorded a whopping 943.9 mm of cumulative rainfall this May against the normal of 166.7 mm of rainfall, a large excess of 466%, according to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).

Udupi district reported 837.1 mm of cumulative rainfall against the normal of 164.5 mm, a large excess of 409%, while Uttara Kannada reported 405.8 mm of rainfall against the normal of 79.6 mm, a large excess of 410 %, the KSNDMC said on Sunday.

As a whole, coastal Karnataka recorded 627.6 mm of rainfall against the normal of 118.3 mm (large excess by 431%) in the month, it said.

The intensity of the rains decreased in the coastal belt on Sunday and no major loss to life or property were reported. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department, on Sunday, issued ‘Nil’ alert to coastal Karnataka for Monday.

It said that moderate rain/thundershowers are likely at most places over Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts on Tuesday.

The IMD said that light to moderate rain/thundershowers are likely to occur at many places over Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Belthangady Wildlife Range Office, as a precautionary measure, on May 31, banned tourists from trekking to Narasimhaghada Kote (Gadai Kallu), Kadamagundi, Bolle and Bandaje waterfalls, which are under Kudremukh National Park limits, until further orders.