As per report holiday has been declared for schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday after the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy rains and issued a red alert in the district for the next five days. A statement by the Dakshina Kannada district administration read "Due to a warning by IMD of heavy rainfall in coastal Karnataka from July 20 to 22. Every day over 200 mm rainfall is forecast and red alert has been issued. Taking note of this, the district administration has declared a holiday to schools and colleges (government and private) on July 20”.
Meanwhile the advisory also warned children against going near water bodies while the fishing community has also been advised against entering the seas in the next few days. Furthermore the IMD has forecast over 200 mm rainfall for the next five days, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) predicted heavy to very heavy rains over coastal and Malnad regions of Karnataka.
Accordingly an official at the railway station confirmed that the rains did not disrupt the schedules of trains. Low lying areas near MG Road's Empire Mall were also inundated.
