Heavy rain continues to pound twin districts; 47 shifted to relief centres in Dakshina Kannada

MANGALURU

Heavy rain continued to pound Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Saturday too. The Dakshina Kannada district administration shifted 47 peopole, whose houses were found to be in danger in Sullia taluk, to relief centres.

Udupi district recorded an average of 116 mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Shivapura Gram Panchayat recorded the maximum of 186.5 mm rainfall in the period.

Hebri taluk recorded the highest average rainfall of 181.2 mm, followed by 122.6 mm in Udupi taluk, 117 mm in Karkala taluk, 116.6 mm in Brahmavar taluk, 107 mm in Byndoor taluk, 94.8 mm. in Kaup taluk, and 90.6 mm in Kundapur taluk.

A cow shed of Govinda Nayak in Siddapura village and a residential house of Kalayya Achari in Haklady village in Kundapur taluk were partially damaged. The administration has estimated their losses at ₹25,000 each, Udupi district administration said in a press release.

The Byndoor police said one Babu Poojary, an agriculture labourer, was drowned after he accidentally fell into Marikere in Handadi village following heavy wind and rain on Thursday. Satish Bangera, 45, a resident of Iravatturu village in Karkala taluk, died after he was swept away in an overflowing stream where he had gone to wash his hands on Friday afternoon, the police said.

Dakshina Kannada district recorded an average of 84 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period. Moodbidri taluk recorded the highest average of 124 mm. Shrithady Gram Panchayat in this taluk received 186.5 mm rainfall, which is among the five places in the State where it has rained heavily.

Belthangady taluk recorded average of 95.4 mm, followed by 78.2 mm in Sullia, 77.9 mm in Mangaluru, 76.1 mm in Puttur, 72.5 in Kadaba, and 71.9 mm in Bantwal taluk.