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Heavy rain in Dakshina Kannada, holiday for schools today

Meteorology department has issued a red alert in the region as a precautionary measure.

Mangaluru: With Dakshina Kannada district receiving heavy rains, Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B. Roopesh has declared a holiday for schools and PU Colleges on Friday.

With Cyclone Kyarr intensifying in the Arabian Sea, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts have been experiencing heavy rainfall since Wednesday.

As the Meteorology department has issued a red alert in the region as a precautionary measure, the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner has declared a holiday for schools and colleges.

With the sea has turning rough, fisheries department officials have asked all fishermen to return to the harbors and asked them not to venture into the sea till the sea calms down.

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