Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have declared holiday for schools and colleges on Saturday, August 10, owing to heavy rains.
As per the meteorology department, heavy rains will persist for the next 48 hours and red alert has been issued for the next four days.
The parents have been asked to be alert to ensure their children do not go to low lying and inundated places.
Meanwhile, since the inflow into Netravati river is increasing considerably due to heavy rain, DC of Dakshina Kannada Sasikanth Senthil has urged the residents near the river should shift to safer places. Officials have been camping in identified spots where there are possibilities of flooding.
