India Meteorological Department Predicts Heavy Rainfall from Friday to Sunday in Coastal districts

India Meteorological Department Predicts Heavy Rainfall from Friday to Sunday in Coastal districts

India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain forecast between Friday and Sunday in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts. Thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rain ranging between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm is likely to occur between Friday and Sunday in isolated places across the coastal districts.

In its advisory issued on Tuesday, the department has advised fishermen to stay away from the sea shore. In arecanut orchards, farmers have been asked to make necessary arrangement to drain water from the fields to avoid fruit rot disease in arecanut plantations. Farmers have been advised to make use of Meghdooth app for rainfall forecast with crop advisories and Damini app for thunderstorm forecast.