Cyclone Vayu brings relief to people in Mangalore and other parts of Dakshina Kannada

June 17: Thanks to Cyclone Vayu, people in Dakshina Kannada district can heave a sigh of relief. The city was facing drinking water crisis due to the late onset of monsoon, got relief due to the copious rainfall brought about by the cyclone.
The district received 137 mm rain in the five days from June 12, which helped overcome the acute drinking water crisis in Mangalore and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district due to the cyclone. This has resulted in the inflow of water into the Nethravathi river.
Mangalore City Corporation executive engineer Linge Gowda said that there is sufficient inflow into the Thumbe Dam at Bantwal which was nil prior to June 12. Currently Thumbe Dam is getting 200 to 300 cubic metre per second which is helping the dam get three times the water that is being pumped into the city. This rate of inflow will help the water level in the dam to rise by a metre in 24 hours.