MYSORE, APRIL
12, 2014, DHNS:
Showers also reduce fears of forest
fires in Reserve forests
Rainfall in the last three days has
resulted in a four to 12 degree
Celsius dip in temperature in the
region, according to experts.
V S Prakash, Director of Karnataka
State Natural Disaster Monitoring
Committee said that the
temperatures which were 34 degree
Celsius during 2.30 pm on Friday
(April 11), was around 22 degree
Celsius on Saturday, in Mysore. He
said that said that rainfall in the
region was expected to continue
for the next two days.
"Rainfall during the past few days
has been concentrated in Southern
parts of Karnataka, owing to a
convective system which was
active in the Arabian Sea. The
system is now passing through
Kerala and Mysore region,
resulting in rainfall," he said.
While rainfall was fairly widespread
in Mysore district on Friday,
similar rainfall was recorded in
Chamarajanagar on Saturday. "The
forecast is that the rainfall will
continue in Mysore, Mandya,
Kodagu and Chamarajanagar in the
next two days.
Kodagu and parts of Mysore
district adjoining Kodagu might
receive fairly widespread rainfall
on Monday," he said. Convective
system, he said, was a regular
phenomenon during summer.
Prakash also said that 22 districts
received rainfall on Friday, with
Mysore recording the maximum
downpour.
Rain relief
With rainfall reported in various
parts of the region, Forest
department personnel have heaved
a sigh of relief. Parts of Bandipur
and Nagarahole National Parks
were recently ravaged by forest
fires, during which more than 1,500
acres of forests were gutted.
"With the region receiving rainfall
from the past few days, any fire
during the summer is unlikely," H
C Kantharaju, Director of Bandipur
Tiger Reserve said. "Rains usually
put an end to the fire problem," he
added. The rains have also
provided a temporary relief for
scarcity of water inside the
Reserve.
Forest department used to employ
two tractors to refill tanks inside
the National Park to provide water
in regions where there was no
water for animals. With the rains,
few tanks and crevices inside the
park have been filled, providing
ample water for animals inside the
park, said Kantharaju.
The reserve, which has 282 tanks
inside the limits, will not face any
shortage of water at least for the
next fortnight, he added.
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