Several parts of North Karnataka in the River Krishna basin will continue to face floods for the next two to three days as Maharashtra is getting heavy rains.

As many as nine bridges in the basin have submerged. Villages facing floods are spread over Yadgir, Raichur, Belagavi, Vijayapura and Bagalkot districts.

The flooding is all along the river course, said Dr Srinivas Reddy, Director, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre.

Reddy said, “It is not that the districts in North Karnataka are receiving heavy rains. Rains in Maharashtra have led to swelling of River Krishna which is causing floods in areas around Almatti and Narayanapura. There may not be respite for the next two to three days. However, there is no threat to life though the floods have inconvenienced people. The situation is not grim.”

He said that Karnataka on the whole had 6% deficit rains during the period from June 1 to August 5. It is considered as normal, but on the negative side. Departure from normal  (+) 19% to (-) 19% is considered as normal.

The Malnad region is facing a deficit of 25%. Kodagu district alone is facing a paucity of 30%, Shivamogga 21% and Chikkamagaluru 22%. The rain deficit in coastal region is 17%.

The director pointed out that the reservoirs in the Cauvery basin have lesser water storage this time compared to last year.