<span style="color: #222222;">Heavy rain with strong surface winds continue to lash North Interior Karnataka, Coastal Karnataka and Malnad region. Cauvery, Thungabhadra and Krishna river basins are at spate in some places.<br />''<br />''KRS dam storage level has reached 35.77 TMC as against its capacity of 49.45 TMC, Kabini has storage of 15.96 TMC as against its capacity of 19.52, Almatti contains 97.14 TMC water as against its capacity of 123.08 TMC.<br />''<br />''The district administration in rain affected districts has deployed Disaster Relief Force and PWD workers to clear roads cut off due to landslides. &nbsp;<br />''<br />''Five persons are missing in Bhagamandala after a hillock fell over two houses sheltering temple priests. Efforts are on to clear the landslide. Bhagamandala recorded a record 388 mm rainfall. Bhagandeshwar temple in Bhagamandala is flooded due to heavy rain. Bhagamandala-Talacauvery route is cut off due to landslides.<br />''<br />''The road linking Madikeri with Mangaluru in South Canara along NH 225 is cut off due to landslides. Charmadi ghat section is also cut off due to the landslides. Kumaradhara river at Kukke Subramanya temple is at spate. In Lingasuguru taluk near Raichur, Shilahalli bridge over river Krishna is inundated. Houses are partially damaged in Haveri due to torrential rain.</span><br />
News On AIR | August 7, 2020 2:03 PM
Heavy rains with strong surface winds continue to lash parts of Karnataka