Once again unseasonal rains in Bhatkal this evening: Farmers are anxious about the loss of crops. More rain has been expected by the Meteorological Department
03:04PM Fri 8 Jan, 2021
Bhatkal: 8 January 2021 (Bhatkallys News Bureau) For the past two to four days, the coastal Karnataka and Malnad regions, like Bhatkal, have been getting unseasonal rains, and after some sporadic rains, it has interrupted people’s routines and has destroyed farmer’s crops. Farmers are concerned about their heavy losses and they presume this unseasonal rain will destroy everything.
The weather turned bad again in Bhatkal this Friday, and a series of heavy rains began, continuing until the date.
Meanwhile, the meteorological department said in a statement that in Karnataka's coastal regions, including Malnad, Bangalore, Kolar, Mysore, and several other locations, unseasonal rains could continue for three more days.
CS Patil, Chief, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), said that mild temperatures are forecast over the next three days in several southern districts due to high winds and low pressure in the Arabian Sea in the west and the Bay of Bengal in the east. Increasing the possibility of heavy storms.