Heavy rain coupled with gusty winds lashed Hubballi city for almost an hour today. Due to the winds, many trees were uprooted in several parts of the city and power supply has been affected.
As per Indian Meteorological Department, Monsoon is yet to enter Hubballi Dharwad. But the rain which the city witnessed today was no less than typical Monsoon rains.
The rain which has taken a break of 3-4 days has poured down with full force today. Many power lines were snapped due to the uprooting of trees. Hescom officials are on site to fix the power supply.
As per IMD, South West Monsoon is likely to enter Hubballi Dharwad by tomorrow or day after tomorrow (2 or 3 days earlier than the usual onset date of June 5th).