Heavy rain continued to batter parts of Shivamogga on Friday too. Many localities in Shivamogga city remained inundated. Farmers have suffered huge loss as the crop cultivated after putting hard labour was washed away in rain water. A person in Thirthahalli was found dead in a pond on his farm.
The inflow into reservoirs has been increasing forcing the authorities to open crest gates of Tunga reservoir in Shivamogga and Yagachi in Belur.
Shankar, a farmer of Melina Tuduru, had come out of his home late in the night on Thursday. He did not return home. His family members found him dead in a roadside ditch on Friday morning. Thirthahalli tahsildar S.B. Sripad, who visited the village, told The Hindu that he must have accidentally fallen into the ditch filled with rainwater.
