"As a result of the continuous rain in Haveri district, it was very sad to hear the news that three people, including two children, died after a house wall collapsed in Madapura village of Savanur taluk of Shigaon Assembly Constituency," Bommai said in a post on 'X' on Friday.
Pointing out that electricity production in the state is on the decline, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that a meeting will be held to discuss the possibility of purchasing electricity from external sources.
Following a flash-flood warning in some parts of coastal and north interior Karnataka, authorities have declared a holiday for Wednesday in all the schools and colleges in the vulnerable regions, according to an official statement.
As monsoon mayhem continues to wreak havoc in Karnataka, River Kaveri water reached sections of the area's low-lying Kodagu district and caused alarm among the residents, officials said on Tuesday.
District Collector Chikkamagaluru , Meena Nagaraj said," Holiday in schools announced by district authority in 5 talukas of Chikkamagaluru district (NR Pura, Mudigere, Sringeri, Chikmagalur, Koppa) in view of heavy rain in the region."
The Chief Minister sought information from the Chief Secretary regarding the damage caused by the rain and instructed officers to immediately be prepared to undertake relief measures.
Villagers performed the marriage of two boys on Friday night and a feast was also arranged as a symbolic gesture to appease rain gods and bring showers to the region.
Tumkur (Karnataka) [India], October 22 (ANI): Locals in Karnataka's Tumkur took bath in the slush accumulated on the road of Hulikeri in Tumkur district, in order to protest against the bad condition of the roads.