Pre-monsoon rain pounds Old Mysore region, Malnad

Mysuru: Pre-monsoon rainfall lashed Mysuru belt and Malnad regions, disrupting normal life on Monday. Malnad districts of Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga witnessed downpour on Monday morning. Mysuru district received good rainfall on Sunday night.
According to IMD forecast, rain will continue for two more days. This comes amidst indications that the onset of monsoon is expected to be delayed by 4-5 days this year.
The quantum of rain received in different places of Mysuru Karohatti (63mm), Hanumanalu (62mm), Beedanahalli (61mm), Tumbala (58mm), and Atttahalli (52mm).
Rain lashed across Chikkamagaluru district and major parts of Shivamogga, and in Mysuru city late on Sunday night. After a gap of a 10 days, rain pounded Mysuru, inundating low-lying areas in the city. But unlike last time, when it uprootedtrees and snapped power lines, there was no major damage to public property this time.
Delay in South West monsoon
According to G Srinivas Reddy, director, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), if the South West monsoon is delayed by four days as per the forecast made by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for neighbouring Kerala, the state may get it only after the first week of June. However, he stated that due to good pre-monsoon rainfall, agricultural activities have picked up across the state.
IMD has said that this year, the onset of South West monsoon over Kerala is likely to be slightly delayed against the normal date of onset — June 1. This would be delayed by four days in the neighbouring state.
“Generally, South Western monsoon sets in Karnataka three-four days after setting in Kerala,” he said, adding: “We are following the IMD forecast closely. As per its earlier forecast, South Western monsoon should have set in at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by May 20. But this happened on Sunday. If South Western monsoon winds are strong, we can expect early onset of monsoon in Karnataka.”
The previous dates of monsoon setting in Karnataka are June 8 (2019), May 29 (2018), and May 30 (2017).