Isolated heavy rainfall expected in Bengaluru and parts of Karnataka in next 4 days

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Other than Bengaluru, rains have been forecasted for entire south interior Karnataka and parts of north interior Karnataka.

Soumya Chatterjee

Heavy rainfall over isolated places is likely over Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysuru, Ramanagara and Shivamogga districts of south interior Karnataka,  the Karnataka State Emergency Operation Centre said. Officials predict that isolated places will receive over 65 mm rainfall over the next four days.  However, when asked about the possibility of flooding in Bengaluru, officials in the know said there is no immediate reason for concern, even though many areas have been waterlogged in the last few days due to rains. Incidentally, BBMP officials had to take the help of the fire department on Wednesday morning to drain out water in the third and seventh sectors of HSR Layout due to rains. According to rainfall data maintained by KSNDMC, Bengaluru Urban received only 24 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours.  The Meteorological department has said that Bengaluru will continue to have cloudy skies with rain.  In its long-range outlook on September 27, the IMD had said, “A cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood and extends up to 2.1 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood by tomorrow and is likely to become more marked during the subsequent 48 hours.”  Officials at the Karnataka State Disaster Monitoring Centre said that the rains will be fairly widespread, with moderate to heavy rains likely over districts in south interior Karnataka and parts of north interior Karnataka. Coastal and Malnad districts are likely to receive scattered to widespread light to moderate rains on Wednesday. Additionally, the Meteorological Centre in Bengaluru said that Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Belagavi, Dharwad, Ballari, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Kolar, Shivamogga and Tumakuru were likely to see that thunderstorms accompanied by light to moderate spells of rain and strong winds reaching 30 to 40 kmph or more. The rains are expected at a time when Karnataka is yet to get central aid for the floods that ravaged a major part of the state in August, killing more than 80 people and leaving thousands homeless.

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