Bangalore :Several parts of the State received good rainfall over the last 24 hours, signalling that the monsoon has revived with gusto.
Moderate to heavy rainfall continued to lash various parts of Shimoga district on Saturday. Shimoga, Bhadravathi, Sagar, Hosanagar, Shikaripur, Sorab and Thirthahalli received intermittent rain since Saturday morning. Cloudy weather persisted throughout the day.
The water level at Linganamakki dam rose to 1,749.55 feet, as against the maximum level of 1,819 feet, since the catchment area of the dam received 15.4 mm rainfall.
The inflow to the dam stood at 2,873 cusecs, with no outflow. The water level in the Bhadra reservoir was 140.5 feet, as against the maximum of 186 feet. The inflow was 2,780 cusecs and the outflow 118 cusecs.
The dried-up Jog Falls regained its glory with incessant rain lashing the Sharavathi valley over the past two days.
Karnataka Power Corporation Limited Chief Engineer (Sharavathi Project) Rajamudy expressed confidence that power generation at the Linganamakki hydroelectric powerhouse might not be hit as the dam’s catchment area has received heavy rain since Friday night.
Uttara Kannada and Belgaum districts have been receiving good rainfall over the past couple of days, while dank weather continued to prevail in the Mumbai-Karnataka region on Saturday.
Honnavar, Kumta, Ankola and Karwar have been receiving continuous rainfall, while it has been drizzling in Sirsi, Siddapur and Yellapur taluks. Bhatkal has also been receiving continuous rain. The Kanakumbi, Bheemgad, Nagaragali, Londa and Jamboti forest areas in the Belgaum district have been receiving heavy rainfall.
Following heavy rain in Subrahamnya region, Kumaradhara bridge connecting Subrahmanya submered on Saturday night disrupting movement of vehicles to pilgrim centre.
Meanwhile, the work of clearing boulders from a road between Bhagamandala and Talacauvery in the Kodagu district commenced on Saturday. PWD officials said it would take at least three days to clear the road. Heavy rain continued to lash the Kodagu district. Intermittent rain continued to lash the Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday.
