Parts of Kodagu and surrounding regions received light to moderate rains on Tuesday shoring up hopes of a revival of monsoon in the Cauvery catchment area.
Besides, the district administration in Kodagu has also declared orange alert which is valid till 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday triggering expectations of the monsoon gaining traction in the days ahead. So far, Kodagu has received intermittent rainfall but it is hardly the kind of vigorous monsoon that is associated with the district and monsoon has been slack.
Kodagu district as a whole received 14.62 mm of rainfall during the 24 hours period ending 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday as against 45.16 mm of rains during the same period last year. The cumulative rains since January this year is 356.90 mm as against 891 mm for the same period last year.
