MANGALURU: Though the
monsoon
in Dakshina Kannada district has been
sporadic
and uneven, the cumulative rainfall has been normal from January 1 till date. While the normal average rainfall is 1170mm for the first six months, the actual rainfall has been 1185mm till June 30.
Though the monsoon in Dakshina Kannada district has been sporadic and uneven, the
cumulative
rainfall has been normal from January 1 till date.
While the normal average rainfall is 1170mm for the first six months, the actual rainfall has been 1185mm till June 30.
All the taluks of
DK District
have received normal rainfall, barring Moodbidri taluk which has received 134 mm of excess rainfall during the six months.
From April till June end, nine lives have been lost with Ullal accounting for five, Kadaba three and Mangaluru reporting one loss of life.
The district recorded 249 houses being damaged in rains from April, with eight being fully damaged, 39 severely and 202 partially. Infrastructure damage included 2546 electricity poles, 45 transformers and 127 km of supply lines from April.
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