Beltangadi: Kalmanja villages received good rain from early morning till 9 am on Wednesday. Thunder and lightning started from 2 am and it rained well by 5 am. After raining for more than half an hour, the rain continued normally from 7 to 9 am. It was the first rain of the year in this part. Water flowed in some small wells that had dried up. After 9 am till evening cloudy weather and extreme sec.
2020, 2021, 2022 Belthangadi taluk had continuously rained after the rain started in March. Due to this, there was no water problem in the taluk.There is no rain in the forest fire area In villages like Shishila, Shibaje Charmadi, Malavanti, the forest fire has been brought under control recently, but the fire smoke is still visible in the hills. It has not rained in these areas. If it rained in these environments, it would have helped the forest fires to come under control.