Heavy rain throws normal life out of gear in Belthangady
Heavy rainfall in the Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada has caused widespread flooding, submerging roads, farms, and temple infrastructure. Local authorities have closed schools and are monitoring the situation as rivers remain in spate.
Why it matters
Extreme weather events in this region disrupt essential services and agriculture, necessitating active disaster management and infrastructure monitoring.
Heavy rains lashed Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday, inundating several areas, especially Mundaje, Charmadi, Neriya, Kalmanja and Killuru, and throwing normal life out of gear.
The district administration temporarily closed the Laila-Killuru road after it was submerged in several places.
The Netravathi, Mrutyunjaya, Phalguni and Somavathi rivers were in spate in the taluk.
Reports reaching here said a landslip brought traffic on the Mundaje-Dharmasthala road to a standstill, disrupting normal life. A road at Mannasanka near Dharmasthala was also submerged.
Rainwater inundates an arecanut plantation at Ujire following heavy rain in Belthangady taluk on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Floodwater entered arecanut plantations and some houses in Somanthadka. Farms in Mundaje, Puduvettu, Killuru, Shirlalu, Charmadi, Neriya, and Sulkerimogru were partially submerged.
Reports said the Snana Ghatta (bathing ghat) at Kukke Subrahmanya was completely submerged for the second consecutive day as the Kumaradhara river was in spate.
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