New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a yellow alert for 10 districts in Karnataka from June 2. The weather monitoring body said in a statement the southern state will start receiving monsoon showers from Thursday, June 2. The Southwest monsoon already set in over Kerala on May 29, three days ahead of its normal date.
According to the IMD's recent release, conditions are favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into some parts of the central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Kerala, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, some parts of Karnataka, and some more parts of south and Central Bay of Bengal, some parts of northeast Bay of Bengal and northeastern states during next 3-4 days.
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As per latest data, some precipitation is likely over Uttara Kannada and coastal areas, including the urban and the rural Bengaluru regions, along with other districts like Hassan, Shivamogga, Ramanagara, Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru.
Coastal and south interior Karnataka would receive heavy rainfall when the monsoon arrives, while other parts would encounter light to moderate rainfall, said IMD authorities, according to a Hindustan Times report.
After the recent rains in Bengaluru, the fears of vector-borne diseases have increased. For the past few weeks, Karnataka has been recording second highest number of cases of Dengue.