People in several parts of Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts experienced moderate to heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday. Roads were flooded in many parts of Chikkamagaluru, affecting traffic movement for hours.
Road connectivity between Horanadu and Kalasa in Mudigere taluk was affected as the Hebbale bridge across the Bhadra was submerged. Traffic resumed only on Thursday after water level receded.
Among the taluks in the two districts, the highest rainfall of 110.4 mm was recorded in Mudigere taluk in the 24 hours that ended at 8.30 a.m. on Thursday.
Prem Sagar, a resident of Kalasa, told The Hindu, “Heavy rainfall has affected life badly. The bridge at Hebbale was submerged cutting road connectivity between Kalasa and Horanadu. However, today the rainfall was not as heavy as it was yesterday (Wednesday).”
Following reports of heavy rain in the district, Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner G. Satyavathi declared a holiday for schools and colleges in Sringeri, Mudigere, Koppa, and N.R. Pura taluks on Thursday.
The decision was taken late in the night on Wednesday. The officials of the Education Department convened the decision through the network of their officials.
According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Cell, Sringeri taluk received 104.6 mm of rainfall and Mudigere 110.4 mm.
The highest rainfall of 210.5 mm in Chikkamagaluru district was recorded at Taruve village near Banakal in Mudigere taluk.
Among the taluks of Hassan, Sakaleshpur received the highest rainfall of 87.5 mm. Hongadahalla Gram Panchayat in Sakaleshpur taluk recorded 129 mm of rainfall. The traffic on National Highway 75 was badly hit owing to rain.
