Heavy Rains Strike Dharwad, North Karnataka
Dharwad recorded the highest rainfall at 138.2 mm.
By : Gururaj A Paniyadi
Update: 2025-05-14 10:16 GMT
Mangaluru, May 14: Widespread rainfall hit Karnataka in the past 24 hours until May 14 morning, with heavy showers in some districts. The rain eased rising temperatures but caused waterlogging in low-lying areas.
Per the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), Dharwad recorded the highest rainfall at 138.2 mm, followed by Belagavi’s Chinchani (Chikkodi taluk) at 132.5 mm. Doddagubbi (Bengaluru East) saw 81.5 mm, Lohagaon (Vijayapura’s Tikota taluk) 77.5 mm, and Niduvalli (Chikkamagaluru’s Kadur taluk) 58 mm.
Fairly widespread rainfall occurred in Bagalkote, Koppal, Gadag, Shivamogga, Bengaluru Rural, Chikkaballapura, Davanagere, and Udupi, with Mudhol and Kanakagiri exceeding 80 mm. Scattered rainfall, ranging from 23 mm to 57 mm, was reported in Haveri, Hassan, Chitradurga, Tumakuru, Raichur, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Kolar, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Bidar, Chamarajanagar, and Ballari.
Isolated showers hit Uttara Kannada, Mysuru, Ramanagara, Mandya, and Vijayanagara, with Kalbhag (Kumta taluk) recording 40 mm and Seetharamathanda (Hospet taluk) the least at 12.5 mm.