Rain in Karnataka: Rain in Dakshina Kannada, school holiday declared Mangaluru News – Times of India

MANGALURU/UDUPI: Though the Meteorological Department’s Orange Alert ended without much rain on Wednesday, Thursday morning presented a different picture with moderate to heavy rain along the entire coast.
The rain remained steady without any strong wind, thunder and lightning.

The situation prompted the Dakshina Kannada district administration to declare a holiday at 8.25 am in all primary, upper primary and high schools. The announcement drew an angry response from citizens on social media, asking ‘why was Thursday not declared a holiday in light of the red alert and children had already reached schools.’
DC Dr KV Rajendra said that children in taluks like Sulia, Kadba, Puttur, Belthangadi and Bantwal rural areas were finding it difficult to attend schools. Mangaluru taluk received an average of 49 mm of rain in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Thursday.

In Udupi, 19 houses in Kundapur taluk and two houses in Brahmavar taluk were partially damaged due to Tuesday’s rains. The loss was estimated at Rs 5.95 lakh by the Udupi district administration.
Although it was raining heavily, the Udupi district administration had not declared a holiday for schools.
Both DK and Udupi district administrations have already advised farmers to suspend all agricultural activities for the next two-three days and fishermen to stay away from the seashore.
The Impact-Based Forecast (IBF) for Agriculture for Udupi and Dakshina Kannada district said that in view of the forecasts issued by the Meteorological Department for the next three days, farmers will be required to undertake activities such as sowing, spraying, fertilizer application and harvesting. should be postponed.