More rainfall likely in Coastal Karnataka, Malnad till March 31
Bengaluru: The Meteorological Department has predicted that the rainfall in Coastal Karnataka and Western is expected to continue till March 31 and a few regions can expect heavy rain during the period.
Several districts including Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu, Chikkamagalur, Hassan and Shivamogga will experience continued rainfalls, the Meteorological Department said.
The rainfall is expected to be experienced due to a trough which persists over Karnataka’s inlands and Tamil Nadu which originated in Chhattisgarh.
A humid atmosphere is expected to be observed in the districts sprawling across the Northern and Southern inlands.
Raichur and Dharwad districts have measured a maximum temperature of 41.1 degree Celsius and a minimum of 19.1 degree Celsius respectively in the last 24 hours, at 8:30am on Monday, according to reports.
Mandya, Belagavi and Kodagu districts reportedly witnessed a rainfall of 5.8cm, 4.5cm and 3.6cm respectively.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
