Dry spell prevails as monsoon nears end

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Rains have all but dried up in the state after the wet spell of the past week as the South West Monsoon (SWM) nears withdrawal.

In fact, Karwar and Joida town in Uttara Kannada district on Friday received 1 cm of rain each, the highest in the state. Moreover, the dry spell has caused temperatures to rise in parts of the state.

Kalaburgi and Chikkanahalli Automatic Weather Station (AWS) in Bengaluru district on the same day recorded the highest maximum temperature of 34.8 degree Celsius, the highest in the state.

Similarly, Lokapur village of Mudhol taluk in Bagalkote on Thursday received 1 cm of rain, the highest in Karnataka for the day.