District received 129.5mm of rain against the normal 114.2mm in Oct
Mysuru had received 172.4mm between June and Sept
Mysuru: The district recorded 13% excess rainfall in the first three weeks of Oct, providing relief to farmers after a 59% deficit during the southwest monsoon.The district received 129.5mm of rain against the normal 114.2mm in Oct, helping protect standing crops amid a shortage of water from dams. Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada recorded excess rainfall of 15% and 13%, respectively.Mysuru had received 172.4mm between June and Sept against the normal 418.5mm, leaving crops vulnerable to dry conditions.Heavy rain lashed the district on Friday night. The nine taluks together recorded 38mm on Oct 24 against the normal 4.2mm.Punadahalli village in Periyapatna taluk recorded 138.5mm between 8am on Friday and Saturday, the highest in the state during the period. Hunasavadi village in the taluk received 133.5mm, while Kaduvinahosahalli in Arkalgud taluk of Hassan district recorded 119.2mm.Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Mandya and Chamarajanagar also received moderate rainfall.Farmers said the rain might not support fresh sowing as its continuation remained uncertain. Ganesh Gowda, a farmer from Yelwala, said it would help standing crops and lower temperatures but might not significantly raise dam inflows.Joint director of agriculture KH Ravi said the rainfall would benefit paddy and finger millet affected by dry conditions. Paddy covers about 55,000 hectares in Mysuru district and finger millet about 40,000 hectares. He said rain was expected to continue for the next two to three days.
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