Moderate to heavy rains have been lashing parts of Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar over the last few days, indicating that pre-monsoon rainfall has gained vigour in the region.
The city received moderate to heavy rains intermittently on Sunday with a little respite for sometime only to be followed by continuous drizzle.
The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has issued an orange alert and forecast that south interior Karnataka is likely to get isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall ranging from 115.5 mm to 204.5 mm between May 19 and 21 indicating the surge in pre-monsoon activity.