Heavy Rain: Red Alert in Dakshina Kannada on August 9, Orange Alert on 10, 11
Mangaluru: The meteorological department has predicted that the heavy rains in Dakshina Kannada District for three more days. Dakshina Kannada on Saturday evening issued red-alert in the district for August 9 owing to heavy rain and has for now issued orange-alert on August 10, 11.
Dakshina Kannada District has been receiving constant heavy rains for over a week now. The district is expected to receive 204.4 MM of rain on Sunday.
The District Administration has directed people against venturing into rivers and seas during the course of time and has asked them to refrain from taking shelters under trees, electricity poles.
The administration has also ordered all Taluka and District level government officers to be on standby and not leave the station.
Dr. KV Rajendra, the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada has directed Taluka and Gram Panchayath level officers to supervise situations under their respective limits and to inform higher officials in cases of emergency.
He further urged people to call the Toll Free emergency helpline number 1077 or to send a message on WhatsApp on +919483908000 in case of any emergency.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
