Though rain had abated on Wednesday morning and started pouring late in the evening, Mangaluru and the surrounding areas were slowly returning to normalcy after heavy rainfall on Tuesday. Bantwal taluk recorded the highest rainfall in the state, with Sarapadi receiving 221mm and Idkidu 208mm. Renjala in Karkala taluk, Udupi district, saw 217mm of rain.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Dakshina Kannada and an orange alert for Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts for Thursday, predicting widespread moderate to very heavy rains. Traffic on NH169 was disrupted for a few hours due to a landslide at Ane between Gurupur and Kaikamba, which brought down a tree blocking the road. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) officials promptly cleared the tree to restore traffic flow. This stretch has been prone to landslides every monsoon since the start of the four-laning project.
In the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning, Dakshina Kannada district received 129mm of rain, significantly higher than the average 37mm. Specific areas reported substantial rainfall: Bantwal taluk 164mm, Puttur 149mm, Mangaluru 116mm, Moodbidri 130mm, and Kadaba 118mm. In Udupi district, the rain monitoring cell reported an average rainfall of 97mm, with Karkala receiving 120mm and Hebri 127mm. Kundapur recorded 90mm, Udupi 85mm, Byndoor 80mm, Brahmavar 71mm, and Kaup 89mm.
Despite the heavy rains, the water levels in the Nethravathi river at Bantwal and Uppinangady remained below danger levels, although Tuesday’s deluge left many areas still inundated. Twelve houses in Udupi district reported damages due to tree falls and rain.