Bengaluru, other parts of state receive rainfall

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Bengaluru city and its surrounding areas, parts of the larger Old Mysuru region and other swathes of the state received rainfall on Monday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) disclosed that 4 mm of rain lashed Bengaluru city on Monday.

The showers threw traffic out of gear, forcing vehicles to slow down. Busy areas in the city like Race Course Road saw standstill vehicular traffic as a result.

The parts that received rainfall were coastal Karnataka and the Malnad region.

The weather department revealed that Kumta town in Uttara Kannada, Koppa town in Chikkamagaluru, Napoklu village of Madikeri taluk of Kodagu and Talaguppa village of Sagar taluk in Shivamogga district received 5 cms of rain each.