71 Killed Resulting from Extreme Pre-monsoon rains in Karnataka Since April


Rainwater from overflowing Raja Kaluve (Storm Water Drain) Inundates Shivanagar Most important Street Close to Pandeshwar in Mangaluru on Could 30, 2025. Picture Credit score: Anil Kumar Saastry

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Workplace on Saturday (Could 31, 2025) stated that 71 individuals misplaced their lives resulting from extreme pre-monsoon shovers within the state Since April.

The pre-monsoon rains in 2025 is the best rainfall recorded through the pre-monsoon seasons and within the month of Could within the final 125 years, the Chief of the Chief of Minister’s Workplace (CMO) Mentioned in a press release.

The state Usually receives 74 mm of rainfall in might, however the precise rainfall was 219 mm, which is 197% increased than the common Regular Rainfall, It Mentioned.

Equally, within the pre-monsoon interval of 2025 (March 1 to Could 31), The State Usually Receives 115 mm of Rainfall, however the precise Rainfall was 286 mm, which is 149% Increased Than the Common Regular Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall.

The Rainfall, Together with Thundersstorms and Gles, was noticed throughout the state through the 2025 pre-monsoon interval (March 1 to Could 31), with all distrusts receiver peak and Above Regular Rainfal Rainfal Rainfal Assertion stated.

Through the interval from april 1 to might 31, 48 individuals have been killed resulting from lightning, 9 resulting from falling of bushes, 5 resulting from home to accommodate collaps, 4 du resulting from drop It added.

A Whole of 71 Lives Had been Misplaced and An Emergency Compensation of ₹ 5 Lakh Has Been Distributed to the hears of the choice, the assertion stated.

It stated that 702 animal losses occurred, out of which compensation has alredy been distributed to the involved in 698 animal loss circumstances. (Giant Animals – 225 and Small Animals – 477).

The assertion stated that 2,068 homes have reportedly been broken, out of which compensation has alredy been distributed to 1,926 homes. (Totally broken – 75 and Partial Harm – 1993).

A complete of 15,378.32 hectares of crops have been broken, (Agricultural Crops – 11915.66 Hectares and Horticulture – 3462.66 Hectares), Mentioned Officers, Mentioned Officers, Including TOP DAMAGELS HAVE BEENS Supplied to be entred within the compensation software program and the compensation fee course of is in program.

As per the revised 2025 Southwest Monsoon Forecast Launched by the India Meteorological Division on Could 27, there’s a risk of Above regular Rainfall throughout the state Eating the 2025 Sownwest Monsoon (June-September) Interval and Aside from a extra districts within the southern inside, all of the stay districts are more likely to obtain regular and Above Regular Rainfall in June.

There are a complete of 5 ndrf groups within the state, out of which 4 groups have already been deployed, One Every for Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Uudupi and Uttara Kannada DISTRICTS FOR Emergency Response through the monsoon season.

One other Workforce is in Bengaluru. Other than this, The Hearth Brigade, SDRF and Different Emergency Service Groups will likely be accessible for emergency response and rescue operations as required.

As on might 31, the entire storage in 14 Main reservoirs of the state was 316.01 tmc, which is 35% of the entire storage capability (895.62 tmc) as towards 179.95 tmc (about 20% of the capability) Final yr, The CMO stated.

General, The Main Reservoirs of the State Recorded A Cumulative Influx of About 718,193 Cusecs (62.05 TMC) Between Could 19 and Could 29, with the influx producing from Could 25 DUE to WIDESPREAD and Hee Rainfall within the Catchment Areas.

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