110.02 mm rains recorded at Naganahalli; sewage water overflows from manholes; low-lying areas flooded; power disrupted in several areas Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rains accompanied with thunder and lightning, lashed across the city last night bringing down many trees and disrupting power supply. Though the weather was sunny, clouds began to form late in the afternoon and…
NDRF, SDRF centres to be set up in city
July 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With Mysuru region facing natural calamities more often these days, especially during monsoon, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that there are plans to set up NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) centres in the city. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Simha said that it is proposed to set up…
Gusty wind, heavy rains lash city
June 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Gusty wind followed by heavy rains lashed across the city last night. Gusty winds began at about 11 pm bringing down a huge tree and damaging two electric poles at Vidyaranyapuram 6th Main. MCC’s Abhaya-1 team led by Shreyas cleared the fallen tree. A car was also damaged as a tree fell on it…
Rain damage: District in-Charge Secretary directs payment of compensation within two days
May 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District in-Charge Secretary N. Jayaram has directed the payment of compensation to those whose house, crops and cattle are damaged because of the rains and has said that the compensation must be provided in two days. He was speaking at a progress review meeting held at Deputy Commissioner (DC)’s Office after visiting rain…
MP, MUDA officials inspect rain-affected areas
May 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A day after Bogadi Lake (Mariyappanakere) overflowed and a road built over a storm water drain was washed away along with the culvert (minor bridge) near Nagalingeshwara Temple in Bogadi due to incessant rains, the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) officials went on an inspection-spree in rain-hit areas. Led by its Chairman H.V. Rajeev,…
KSNDMC predicts early monsoon: Mysuru receives more pre-monsoon showers than Kodagu district
May 18, 2022K.R. Nagar records 231 mm, Kodagu 49.12 mm rainfall last night Kushalnagar: The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has predicted early monsoon at least a week before the earlier predicted monsoon. South West Monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to take place around May 27 with a model error of plus or minus…
Incessant rains in Mysuru since three days: Bogadi Lake overflows
May 17, 2022Culvert washed away in Bogadi 2nd Stage Surrounding Layouts and streets flooded Mysore/Mysuru: The Mariyappana Kere, popularly known as Bogadi Lake and one of the important lakes of the city, overflowed early this morning following incessant rains that has continued to lash the city for the third day today. The Bogadi Lake had breached in…
Cloudy conditions and drizzle in Mysuru: Parapet wall of VV Market collapses
May 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Cloudy weather and drizzle continued this morning in city causing inconvenience to office-goers and others. As a result of continuous rains in the evenings almost for the past one week, a portion of the parapet wall of Vani Vilas Market near Agrahara Circle, behind the bus stop on Vani Vilas Road, collapsed this noon….
Cyclone Asani brings respite from heat
May 12, 2022Temperature in Mysuru reduces by 5 degrees Celsius Mysore/Mysuru: Moisture-laden winds have checked the sudden rise in temperature in Mysuru district. The summer day temperatures have come down by over 5 degrees Celsius due to the effect of Asani cyclone originating in Bay of Bengal. Though widespread rains were predicted as soon as Asani surfaced…
Prepare well to tackle rain damage, DC directs officers
May 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: All Departments must gear up to face unseasonal rains and also the regular monsoon as there are indications that the rainy season will start early, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham. Chairing a monsoon-preparedness meeting at his office recently, the DC asked District-level officers and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to be on…
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