Heavy rains caused landslips on the road to Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan dargah in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, on July 31, 2026.
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Primary schools and anganwadi centres in Sringeri, Koppa, and Balehonnur hobli in N.R. Pura taluk of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka will remain closed on August 1 following heavy rain across the region.
The respective taluk tahsildars issued the order declaring a holiday. The order applies to government, aided, and unaided primary institutions. School administrators have been directed to arrange compensatory full-day classes on a subsequent holiday or Saturday.
Several areas across Chikkamagaluru district have been witnessing sustained moderate to heavy rainfall over the past few days.
Published – August 01, 2026 09:32 am IST
