RAIN ALERT:50 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 17:15 to 17:30 on 15/03/2018 at Channenahalli (GP) in BENGALURU URBAN

RAIN ALERT:50 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 17:15 to 17:30 on 15/03/2018 at KENGERI Hobli in BENGALURU URBAN

15Mar18

2018-03-15 09:00:13 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 15/3/2018.

2018-03-15 09:01:31 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- NEG,0, 1, 0; RAMANAGARA- SCT, 0, 84, 2.4; CHIKKABALLAPURA- NEG,0, 1, 0; TUMAKURU- ISO, 0, 4, 0.2; CHITRADURGA- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-15 09:03:32 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC DAVANAGERE- ISO, 0, 7, 0.5; SHIVAMOGGA- ISO, 0, 14, 0.6; BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 2, 0; BAGALKOTE- ISO, 0, 12, 0.1; GADAG- ISO, 0, 38, 2.7; HAVERI- ISO, 0, 39, 2;

2018-03-15 09:05:42 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC DHARWAD- SCT, 0, 26, 2.1; UTTARA KANNADA- SCT, 0, 62, 4.1; BALLARI- ISO, 0, 8, 0.4; BIDAR- NEG,0, 1, 0; YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHAMARAJANAGARA- ISO, 0, 9, 0.8;

2018-03-15 09:07:15 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC MYSURU- SCT, 0, 24, 3; MANDYA- SCT, 0, 22, 3.6; HASSAN- ISO, 0, 8, 0.5; CHIKKAMAGALURU- ISO, 0, 40, 2.3; KODAGU- SCT, 0, 22, 4;

2018-03-15 09:10:32 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 15/03/2018.

2018-03-15 09:10:37 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BENGALURU NORTH- NEG, 0, 1, 0;No Rain in 3 Taluks;

2018-03-15 09:11:06 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC DAKSHINA KANNADA- WS, 0, 120, 19.8; UDUPI- WS, 0, 203, 26.4;  No Rain in 6 Districts

14Mar18

2018-03-14 09:00:11 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 14/3/2018.

2018-03-14 09:01:34 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- NEG,0, 1, 0; BENGALURU RURAL- NEG,0, 1, 0; RAMANAGARA- NEG,0, 1, 0; KOLAR- NEG,0, 2, 0; CHITRADURGA- NEG,0, 1, 0; DAVANAGERE- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-14 09:02:48 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 1, 0; GADAG- NEG,0, 1, 0; DHARWAD- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHAMARAJANAGARA- SCT, 0, 8, 1.8; MYSURU- ISO, 0, 6, 0.1; MANDYA- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-14 09:04:02 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC HASSAN- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHIKKAMAGALURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; KODAGU- ISO, 0, 15, 1.5; DAKSHINA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 11, 0.1; UDUPI- ISO, 0, 3, 0;  No Rain in 13 Districts

2018-03-14 09:07:45 in TM-MAUSAM TM-MAUSAM Depression over southeast Arabian Sea located 200 km southeast of Minicoy at 0530 IST of 14th. www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in

2018-03-14 09:10:36 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 14/03/2018.

2018-03-14 09:10:41 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC ANEKAL- NEG, 0, 1, 0;BENGALURU SOUTH- NEG, 0, 1, 0;No Rain in 2 Taluks;

13Mar18

2018-03-13 09:00:10 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 13/3/2018.

2018-03-13 09:01:47 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC RAMANAGARA- NEG,0, 1, 0; KOLAR- NEG,0, 1, 0; KALABURAGI- NEG,0, 1, 0; BIDAR- NEG,0, 1, 0; KODAGU- ISO, 0, 9, 0.1;  No Rain in 25 Districts

2018-03-13 09:10:31 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC No Rain in all Taluks;

12Mar18

2018-03-12 09:00:10 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 12/3/2018.

2018-03-12 09:01:36 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC SHIVAMOGGA- NEG,0, 1, 0; BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 2, 0; BAGALKOTE- NEG,0, 1, 0; VIJAYAPURA- NEG,0, 2, 0; HAVERI- NEG,0, 1, 0; DHARWAD- NEG,0, 2, 0;

2018-03-12 09:02:45 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BALLARI- NEG,0, 1, 0; KOPPALA- NEG,0, 1, 0; RAICHUR- NEG,0, 1, 0; KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 4, 0; BIDAR- NEG,0, 2, 0; YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; MYSURU- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-12 09:03:56 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC CHIKKAMAGALURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; KODAGU- NEG,0, 1, 0; DAKSHINA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 110, 0.7;  No Rain in 14 Districts

2018-03-12 09:10:32 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC No Rain in all Taluks;

Droughts leave kids too short, too thin in various districts of Karnataka: UNICEF

BENGALURU: Consecutive droughts experienced in different districts of Karnataka is taking a toll, especially on women and children, according to a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The droughts have left “about one-third (36 per cent) of children under 5 years of age stunted or too short for their age”, while 26 per cent are wasted - too thin for their height.This is according to a report by UNICEF’s Disaster Risk Reduction Section, which was published in “Drought Management Strategies - Compendium of Best Practices Adopted in Drought Management”, released by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Cell. “Karnataka has encountered successive droughts during the last 10 years adversely impacting nutritional status of women and children significantly,” the paper said. It was released during the two-day national conference on drought management strategies, organised by the state government and KSNDMC.

High prevalence of stunting
According to a report by Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, 16 of the 24 districts in the country with chronic drought were in Karnataka. As a result, the prevalence of childhood stunting ranged widely in Karnataka - “from 19% in Mandya district to 56% in Koppal”. Similarly, in Kalaburagi and Yadgir the prevalence was over 50% while it varied between 40-50% in six other districts. “Districts with a high prevalence of stunting are in northern half of the state,” the report said.

The UNICEF report noted that 26% of children are too thin for their height, and about 35% were underweight due to either chronic or acute undernutrition triggered by the droughts. “Karnataka is among the states with the highest wasting levels across the country and has shown an increase of 48% in the last decade, which is the highest in the country,” it said.

With respect to the status of nutrition among women and adolescent girls, one-fifth or 20% of all women aged 15-45 years had low body mass index, indicative of undernutrition. In this case, more number of such cases were reported in districts such as Yadgir and Koppal, which have been hit by consecutive droughts.
The report also noted that such health issues were prevalent in regions which depended mostly on rain-fed agriculture. “A cascading effect of drought is seen through reduced production, reduced availability of food, fodder and drinking water, worsening human and animal health, their mortality and out-migration,” it said.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/mar/11/droughts-leave-kids-too-short-too-thin-in-various-districts-of-karnataka-unicef-1785330.html

11Mar18

2018-03-11 09:00:35 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 11/3/2018.

2018-03-11 09:02:03 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC RAMANAGARA- ISO, 0, 14, 0.1; TUMAKURU- NEG,0, 2, 0; DAVANAGERE- NEG,0, 1, 0; SHIVAMOGGA- NEG,0, 2, 0; BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 2, 0; GADAG- ISO, 0, 16, 0.1;

2018-03-11 09:03:23 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC DHARWAD- NEG,0, 2, 0; BALLARI- ISO, 0, 29, 0.1; KOPPALA- NEG,0, 1, 0; RAICHUR- NEG,0, 1, 0; KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 6, 0.1; BIDAR- ISO, 0, 8, 0.4;

2018-03-11 09:04:40 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; MYSURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; MANDYA- NEG,0, 1, 0; HASSAN- NEG,0, 2, 0; KODAGU- ISO, 0, 4, 0.1; No Rain in 13 Districts

2018-03-11 09:10:59 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC No Rain in all Taluks;

10Mar18

2018-03-10 09:00:10 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 10/3/2018.

2018-03-10 09:01:33 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- NEG,0, 1, 0; KOLAR- NEG,0, 1, 0; SHIVAMOGGA- NEG,0, 2, 0; BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 1, 0; BAGALKOTE- NEG,0, 1, 0; VIJAYAPURA- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-10 09:03:03 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC GADAG- NEG,0, 1, 0; UTTARA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0; KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 8, 0; BIDAR- NEG,0, 2, 0; YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; MYSURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; MANDYA- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-10 09:04:21 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC CHIKKAMAGALURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; KODAGU- NEG,0, 1, 0; UDUPI- NEG,0, 1, 0; No Rain in 14 Districts

2018-03-10 09:11:27 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC ANEKAL- NEG, 0, 1, 0;No Rain in 3 Taluks;

2018-03-10 09:11:45 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 10/03/2018.

Use technology to tackle drought, says Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa

BENGALURU: Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa has called for the use of advanced technologies to provide long term solution to deal with drought, as was causing widespread distress, especially in rural areas.

He said this on Thursday during his address at a two-day national conference organised by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) and state agriculture department on best practices adopted in drought mitigation measures. Experts from 14 different states attended the meet.

He lamented that even after spending crores to deal with drought nothing substantial has been achieved. "Karnataka has faced drought many times in the past. Apart from affecting farmers, it also poses serious threat to food security and economic condition of the state," he added.

He pointed out that in the past 15 years, state has witnessed drought 13 times and batted for use of advanced technologies and scientific methods to deal with drought.

In his address, Agriculture Minister Krishna Byregowda said that drought has to be taken seriously it impacts food production by 25 percent as per centre's latest Economic Survey and is a bane on the farm sector.

"There is a need to look at drought from the grassroots level. And it has to be approached with short, mid-term and long term measures." He also suggested a change in the crop pattern followed by our farmers and insisted on shifting attention towards millets.

During the occasion a book on best practices adopted by KSNDMC was released. 

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090318/use-technology-to-tackle-drought-says-revenue-minister-kagodu-thimmap.html

09Mar18

2018-03-09 09:00:21 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 9/3/2018.

2018-03-09 09:04:37 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- NEG,0, 1, 0; BENGALURU RURAL- NEG,0, 1, 0; TUMAKURU- NEG,0, 2, 0; HAVERI- NEG,0, 1, 0; DHARWAD- NEG,0, 2, 0; KOPPALA- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-09 09:06:53 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC RAICHUR- NEG,0, 1, 0; BIDAR- ISO, 0, 3, 0; YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHAMARAJANAGARA- NEG,0, 1, 0; MANDYA- ISO, 0, 3, 0.1; KODAGU- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-09 09:10:30 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 09/03/2018.

2018-03-09 09:10:34 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BENGALURU SOUTH- NEG, 0, 1, 0;No Rain in 3 Taluks;

2018-03-09 09:11:37 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC DAKSHINA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0;  No Rain in 17 Districts

08Mar18

2018-03-08 09:00:11 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 8/3/2018.

2018-03-08 09:01:37 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC RAMANAGARA- NEG,0, 1, 0; TUMAKURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHITRADURGA- ISO, 0, 3, 0; SHIVAMOGGA- ISO, 0, 3, 0; BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 2, 0; VIJAYAPURA- NEG,0, 2, 0;

2018-03-08 09:03:06 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KOPPALA- NEG,0, 2, 0; BIDAR- ISO, 0, 3, 0; MYSURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHIKKAMAGALURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; DAKSHINA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 5, 0;  No Rain in 19 Districts

2018-03-08 09:10:32 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC No Rain in all Taluks;

07Mar18

2018-03-07 09:00:11 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 7/3/2018. 

2018-03-07 09:02:20 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KOLAR- NEG,0, 1, 0; TUMAKURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; SHIVAMOGGA- NEG,0, 2, 0; HAVERI- NEG,0, 1, 0; KOPPALA- NEG,0, 1, 0; MANDYA- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-07 09:04:33 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC DAKSHINA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0; UDUPI- NEG,0, 1, 0; No Rain in 22 Districts

2018-03-07 09:10:37 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC No Rain in all Taluks;

The heat is on and there’s more to come: KSNDMC

The heat is on and there’s more to come: KSNDMC

Bengaluru: We are just in the first week of March and the sun appears merciless. However, weathermen clarified the temperature was 34 degrees Celsius and it was quite normal at this time of the year. They warn there is more to come by March end, April and May.

Srinivas Reddy, Director of Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) told Deccan Chronicle, “There is no sudden jump in the normal summer temperature. For the coming days IMD system has forecast that South Interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, could witness a slight increase of 0.5 degrees and North Interior Karnataka one degree. But in isolated areas, the variation from the normal weather could be  3-4 degrees.”

Asked why even though there is no big variation in the normal temperature,  Bengalureans have started to feel the heat, Reddy said, “As night temperatures are still low, evenings and nights are pleasant. Weather will be pleasant till 8 am and after that people start feeling the heat as the weather is transiting from winter to summer.”

The all-time record in the city for March is 37.3 degrees Celsius. Looking at the prevailing weather system, temperatures in the city may not cross 36 degrees, Reddy said. He said if high temperature continues it will lead to the formation of conducive currents and bring rain and thereby bring down mercury.

Reddy said, “As the city and some parts of the state witnessed heavy rains between August and October last year, there will be water available for the birds, livestock and plants.”

No water crisis this summer: Mayor
There will be no water scarcity this summer, said Mayor Sampath Raj, who visited the Ground Level Reservoir at High Grounds along with BWSSB officials. After the inspection and discussion with BWSSB officials, he said, "BWSSB is ready with its contingency plan to handle the drinking water needs in the city and as a part of its plan it has already kept 68 water tankers ready to supply water to the areas which could experience scarcity. And this will be monitored by a senior official of the water board by carrying out inspections across the city.”

He said BWSSB staff will be deputed at the BBMP control rooms and will be tasked with the job of handling and resolving water related complaints recorded by BBMP control room. If you have any water related issue you can call *BWSSB’s 24X7 helpline 1916 or 080-2223888.*

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/070318/the-heat-is-on-and-theres-more-to-come-ksndmc.html

06Mar18

2018-03-06 09:00:08 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 6/3/2018.

2018-03-06 09:01:37 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- NEG,0, 1, 0; RAMANAGARA- ISO, 0, 3, 0; TUMAKURU- ISO, 0, 3, 0; SHIVAMOGGA- NEG,0, 1, 0; BELAGAVI- ISO, 0, 26, 0.1; BAGALKOTE- NEG,0, 2, 0;

2018-03-06 09:02:50 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC DHARWAD- ISO, 0, 32, 0.3; RAICHUR- NEG,0, 1, 0; BIDAR- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHAMARAJANAGARA- ISO, 0, 3, 0; MYSURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; HASSAN- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-06 09:04:03 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC CHIKKAMAGALURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; DAKSHINA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0; No Rain in 16 Districts

2018-03-06 09:10:32 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 06/03/2018.

2018-03-06 09:10:37 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BENGALURU NORTH- NEG, 0, 1, 0;No Rain in 3 Taluks;

05Mar18

2018-03-05 09:00:09 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 5/3/2018.

2018-03-05 09:01:42 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC RAMANAGARA- ISO, 0, 3, 0; BELAGAVI- ISO, 0, 16, 0; HAVERI- NEG,0, 1, 0; DHARWAD- NEG,0, 2, 0; KOPPALA- NEG,0, 2, 0; RAICHUR- NEG,0, 2, 0; BIDAR- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-05 09:02:59 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; MYSURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHIKKAMAGALURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; DAKSHINA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0;  No Rain in 19 Districts

2018-03-05 09:10:31 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC No Rain in all Taluks;

04Mar18

2018-03-04 09:00:10 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 4/3/2018.

2018-03-04 09:01:32 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- NEG,0, 2, 0; RAMANAGARA- ISO, 0, 4, 0; BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 1, 0; VIJAYAPURA- NEG,0, 2, 0; HAVERI- NEG,0, 1, 0; RAICHUR- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-04 09:02:43 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KALABURAGI- NEG,0, 1, 0; YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; MYSURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHIKKAMAGALURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; KODAGU- NEG,0, 1, 0; DAKSHINA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-04 09:03:55 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC No Rain in 18 Districts

2018-03-04 09:10:28 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 04/03/2018.

2018-03-04 09:10:34 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BENGALURU NORTH- NEG, 0, 2, 0;No Rain in 3 Taluks;

Temperature may touch 40 degrees in Bengaluru this summer (2018)

BENGALURU: The summer season this year is expected to be harsher as maximum temperatures are likely to shoot up by nearly 30 C above normal in April at isolated places across the state. The maximum temperature in Bengaluru, which was known for its salubrious climate, is likely to touch 40 Celsius.

The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre (KSNDMC)  Director Srinivasa Reddy told The New Indian Express that  the maximum temperature in Bengaluru this year is likely to cross 39 C in April.  “The highest in the recent past is 39.60 C in 2015. However, this year, the summer could be harsher. Scientists says due to global warming, a 10 C rise has been witnessed in the last 50 years. But, if we take Bengaluru, it has risen by more than 1 degree in the last one decade itself. This is alarming,’’ he said.

Mango showers
KSNDMC authorities say Bengaluru will experience its first summer showers (known popularly as April showers or mango showers) around March 15. “The heat is so much that it is natural it will rain,’’ Reddy said.

The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre (KSNDMC) authority has forecast that on an average, south-interior Karnataka including Bengaluru, Kolar, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara, Mandya and Mysuru — will witnesses a minimum rise of 0.5 degrees Celsius above normal.Regions in north-interior Karnataka like Ballari, Koppal, Kalaburagi, Gadag and Vijayapura will witness at least one degree rise in temperatures.

KSNDMC Director Srinivasa Reddy told The New Indian Express that although the average temperature increase will be between 0.5 to 1 degree Celsius, there will be an increase of 2-3 degrees Celsius in isolated places across the state in April.Prof M B Rajegowda, an agrometeorologist at University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bengaluru, says the summer temperature is predicted based on geographical location, water bodies, vegetation index, rainfall pattern and other parameters.

“Last year, the winter was not severe. Also, there were not much North-East nonsoon showers in November and December. This resulted in the atmosphere remaining dry with no moisture content and rising temperature in February. Normally, temperature increase is noticed in April, but that trend is now seen in March. This also means, summer has advanced.”

Further Rajegowda said that between 1880 and 1980, there was an increase in temperature by 1 degree Celsius in Bengaluru. But from 1980 to 2000, in a span of 20 years, it increased further by 1 degree Celsius.

“This was a global phenomenon and India and Karnataka too witnessed the same trend. On a positive note, after 2000, there was campaign and awareness on global warming.“In the last 18 years, the temperature rise has been less than 1 degree. We need to reduce carbon components and increase vegetation. This is the only way to fight global warming,’’ he said.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/mar/03/temperature-may-touch-40-degrees-in-bengaluru-this-summer-1781314.html

03Mar18

2018-03-03 09:00:09 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 3/3/2018.

2018-03-03 09:03:26 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KOPPALA- NEG,0, 1, 0; BIDAR- ISO, 0, 3, 0; YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHAMARAJANAGARA- NEG,0, 1, 0; MYSURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; MANDYA- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-03 09:06:11 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC CHIKKABALLAPURA- NEG,0, 1, 0; SHIVAMOGGA- NEG,0, 2, 0; BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 2, 0; VIJAYAPURA- NEG,0, 1, 0; DHARWAD- NEG,0, 1, 0; UTTARA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2018-03-03 09:06:16 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC CHIKKAMAGALURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; DAKSHINA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0;  No Rain in 16 Districts

2018-03-03 09:10:28 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC No Rain in all Taluks;

02Mar18

2018-03-02 09:00:15 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 2/3/2018.

2018-03-02 09:02:21 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KOLAR- NEG,0, 1, 0; BELAGAVI- ISO, 0, 4, 0; DHARWAD- NEG,0, 1, 0; BIDAR- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHIKKAMAGALURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; KODAGU- NEG,0, 2, 0;

2018-03-02 09:04:10 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC DAKSHINA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0;  No Rain in 23 Districts

2018-03-02 09:10:29 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC No Rain in all Taluks;