Karnataka Chief Minister  B.S. Yediyurappa who is undergoing treatment for Covid 19 viral infection,  spoke to Chief Secretary Vijay Bhaskar over telephone today and instructed him to proceed with emergency measures without waiting for his approval.<br />'' <br />''Expressing concern over landslides in Talacauvery, he asked District Incharge minister V Somanna to oversee the rescue operation that is on to locate the priest and his family members missing since the landslide.<br />''<br />''The Raichur incharge minister Lakshman Savadi held a meeting today to evaluate the situation emerging due to the rising water levels of Krishna River. He asked officials to be prepared for the eventuality as Maharashtra has released excess water from Koyna dam. Raichur Assistant Commissioner Santosh Kamegowda has informed that NDRF teams are ready to meet any eventuality.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, holding the review meeting in Belagavi today, the water resources minister Ramesh Jarkiholi asked officials to interact with their Maharashtra counterparts on release of water from Koyna dam. He suggested that the water from reservoirs should be released downstream and diverted to ponds and lakes nearby to avoid flooding. <br />''<br />''In Hassan too the District Incharge minister K Gopalaiah held a meeting with the officials and instructed them to shift people from low lying areas and hilly terrains prone to landslides. He informed that 190 houses are damaged in the district due to rain and a person is dead. <br />''<br />''Almatti dam Chief Engineer R P Kulkarni has informed that the storage level has reached 517.94 metres just little below its maximum height of 519.60 metres. The met department forecast says that widespread moderate to heavy rain associated with strong surface winds and extremely heavy rains are likely to continue over Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Shivamogga, Hassan and Chickmagalur. </span><br />