Orange alert has been declared in Kodagu as heavy rains continue to lash the coffee land causing a landslip near Madikeri and damaging 128 electric poles in the last 24 hours. Rainfall between 115.6 mm and 204.4 mm has been forecast till 8.30 a.m. Tuesday.
From June 1 till date, Kodagu recorded 428 mm rain and Shanthalli and Suntikoppa recorded heavy rain besides Bhagamandala and Kodagu recorded 48 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours.
Five landslips have occurred since June 27 after the monsoon turned active and one on Monday at Talathmane in Madikeri taluk. Kodagu’s disaster response teams are ensuring traffic movement, clearing mud heaps, and trees fallen on the roads.
