Mysore/Mysuru: With a heavy rain forecast, accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusty winds until May 19, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has initiated rain relief efforts across the city on an urgent basis. This includes clearing blocked drains, trimming dangerously dangling tree branches, removing dried branches, and addressing trees that have fallen due to previous…
Mysore/Mysuru: Several parts of the district including Mysuru city received heavy rain accompanied by wind on Wednesday, adding to the woes of the people who are rattled by back to back downpour, but in intervals since Friday last. Though it rained in the wee hours of Wednesday, the intensity of rainfall in the night was…
15.5 mm rains in Mysuru district yesterday Mysore/Mysuru: The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts today. The Weather Department has also predicted heavy winds at a speed between 30 and 40 kilometres along with heavy rains accompanied by thunder and lightnings today. Yesterday morning, Mysuru city received rains from…
Though fallen trees and branches across the city due to heavy rains and gusty winds on Friday are yet to be cleared, trees and branches continue to fall in city. While a Gulmohar (May Flower) tree fell across the road near Canara Bank in VV Mohalla, huge branches of a Peepal Tree fell across Valmiki…
Fallen trees, debris pose hazards for pedestrians, motorists on many streets Mysore/Mysuru: Despite three days having passed since gusty winds and heavy rains caused significant damage, the authorities from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Forest Department have yet to address the aftermath. Fallen trees and branches remain uncleared, and damaged electric poles have…
Mysore/Mysuru: A woman farmer was killed in rain related incident at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk in the district on Friday. With this, a total of two persons have been killed and four injured in similar incidents reported in the district. Madamma had gone to agricultural field to bring fodder to feed the livestock, when the…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD After a full six weeks of desperate waiting in the sheer agony of being steeped in one of the harshest summers in recent times, our city was blessed with its first real summer rain last Friday evening. I say this because although some parts of the city experienced sporadic,…
Mysore/Mysuru: A 34-year-old man met his tragic end, while four others suffered injuries in the rain related incidents that occurred in the city yesterday evening. Shivakumar, a construction worker hailing from Marashettihalli in Mysuru taluk, was rushing towards a shed to take shelter from rain at Nadanahalli on T. Narasipur Road, when the zinc sheet…
Rains expected till May 8 Mysore/Mysuru: Following the trail of damages caused by heavy rain and wind that hit the city on Friday, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up restoration works on a war-footing, by deploying its Abhaya, emergency rescue teams. MCC Commissioner Dr. N.N. Madhu told Star of Mysore that “A total of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rains, accompanied by gusty winds, lashed several parts of the city and district yesterday evening bringing respite from the soaring heat that had triggered health concerns among people. Following the heavy wind, trees were uprooted and electric poles came crashing down with vehicles passing on the road caught entwined in the snapped cables…
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