Mysuru: Although many parts of the area of ​​Malnad and South Karnataka saw heavy rainfall for several days in July, data issued by the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center (KSNDMC) revealed the rainy deficit for the first two months of the Monsun.
Malnad received -13% rainfall compared to normal in the first two months.
Kodagu (-23%).
For Chikkamagaluru, it is -14%, Shivamogga -9% and Hassan -4%.
The situation did not increase much in July when the Malnad region received -10% rainfall compared to normal and natural rainfall recorded -24%.
MySuru Regency also received a deficit rainfall.
In June and July, the district received -17% rainfall.
Normal rainfall for the district for two months was 220.6 mm, but this year the district only got 184.2mm.
Despite rainfall deficits, the surface of the water in the dam is large in this region this year.
For example, like on Saturday, 36.4TMC Air FT is available at KRS Dam.
It was 27.8 TMC FT on the same day last year.
In Kabini Dam, the level is 16.9 TMC FT when compared to 1.5 TMC FT last year, Hemavathi 34.3 TMC FT as opposed to 17.8 TMC FT), and Lingamakki 114.8 TMC FT as against 40.8 TMC ft.
“Instead of all months, we receive rain in just two to three days.
High intensity rain for several days produces a good inflow into the dam,” said the state disaster management authority (KSDMA) Senior Consultant G Srinivas Reddy.
“As approximate for August, we hope the normal rainfall is normal,” he said.
Rajya President Raitha Sangha Badagalapura Nagendra said the deficit of the affected by farmers.
“Many are forced to divert plants.
We do not witness the rain in accordance with the traditional rain of Almanak (Panchangam) that has affected plant patterns,” he said.