Heavy rain lashes Kodagu; holiday declared for schools, colleges on July 8

With the southwest monsoon intensifying, several parts of Kodagu received moderate to heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, prompting the district administration to declare a holiday for anganwadi centres, schools and colleges on Wednesday July 8 as a precautionary measure.The order was issued by the Deputy Commissioner Somashekar, taking into account the safety of students in view of the widespread rainfall and the possibility of rain-related incidents.Overnight rain also caused damage to infrastructure and property in parts of the district.

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