Bengaluru Wakes Upto Cloudy Morning With Drizzle, Schools Shut In TN Districts Due To Heavy Rain

IMD said that Karnataka is likely to receive more rainfall in the coming days in the capital and interior south parts while yellow alert was issued for some districts in Tamil Nadu

Rains lash Bengaluru on Tuesday

Source : ANI

Bengaluru woke up to a cloudy morning on Tuesday with light drizzle while India Meteorological Department said that Karnataka is likely to receive more rainfall in the coming days in the capital and interior south parts. As per the weather department, Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Chamarajanagara, Chikkaballapura, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Hassan, Kodagu, Kolar, Mysuru, Ramnagara, Shivamogga, Tumakuru and Vijayanagara districts will receive heavy downpour, reported IANS. 

The north interior districts of Bidar, Dharwad, Gadag, Raichur, Koppal, Yadgir will also receive rains. The coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi are also likely to get showers. 

On Monday, Kolar district received heavy rainfall, affecting the mango crops, the report added.  

#WATCH | Karnataka: Rain lashes parts of Bengaluru city

(Visuals from Vidhana Soudha) pic.twitter.com/eH5U6iNdEy

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Heavy rains also lashed Tamil Nadu on Tuesday and the schools were shut in some districts, said the district administration, reported ANI. Chennai and suburban areas, parts of Natrampalli in Tirupathur district received heavy rainfall on Tuesday. 

The MeT department’s regional office in Tamil Nadu issued a yellow alert for some districts in the state from 3 am to 10 am on Tuesday. 

VIDEO | Heavy rainfall lashes Chennai and its suburbs, prompting authorities to declare holiday for schools in Tiruvannamalai and Tirupattur districts. pic.twitter.com/MRRrcd8Vu1

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As per the weather office, some districts of Tamil Nadu will experience thunderstorms and lightning with light to moderate rainfall. 

#WATCH Tamil Nadu: Rain lashes parts of Natrampalli in Tirupathur district

Schools in Thirupathur have been closed today, in view of rain. pic.twitter.com/cbnweGhxXz

— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2023

Rainfall is expected at isolated places over Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Myladutivarai, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Villupuram districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and Karaikal, reported ANI.   

(With input from agencies)