Amidst red alert across Kodagu till Saturday morning, many parts of the district were in the grip of heavy rains with eight gram panchayats recording more than 50 mm rain in the last 24 hours.
In view of the forecast of heavy rains with an alert sounded for extremely heavy rains across Kodagu, Deputy Commissioner B.C. Satish on Friday declared holiday for schools on Saturday as a precautionary measure.
Chembu and Bhagamandala have been receiving highest rains for the last few days. Chembu alone recorded 191.5 mm rain on Thursday and 170 mm rain on Wednesday. Bhagamandala recorded 90 mm rain on Thursday and 99 mm rain on Wednesday. Benguru recorded second highest rains after Chembu as it received 105 mm rain on Thursday.
