The Central Water Commission (CWC) on Tuesday sounded extreme flood red alert for a river in Kerala and severe an orange alert for flood situationfor five other rivers in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

The I India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Kerala & Mahe; heavy rainfall at isolated places over Coastal and South Interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal. The IMD recorded extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Kerala and Mahe (Puducherry) and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, during 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning & Squall (speed reaching 50-60 kmph) very likely at isolated places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands and with lightning at isolated places over Kerala & Mahe and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal.

As per the CWC flood bulletin on Tuesday morning, the red alert has been sounded for River Ithikkara at Arkkannur in Kollam district of Kerala, where the river continued to flow in extreme flood situation. At 6.00 a.m, it was flowing at a level of 87.1 m with a rising trend, which is 0.10 m above its danger level of 87.0 m and 0.73 m above its previous high flood levels (HFL) of 86.37 m reached on August 16, 2018, Central Water Commission said.

The orange alert in Karnataka was sounded for River Shimsha at T K Halli in Mandya district. The river continued to flow in severe situation and at 6.00 a.m., it was flowing at a level of 583.49 m with a steady trend, which is 0.99 m above its danger level of 582.5 m and 2.46 m below its previous HFL of 585.95 m on October 3, 1984.

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