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Index 2019 Karnataka floods

On 1 August 2019, first week, due to heavy rainfall in the Monsoon season, severe flood affected the southern Indian State of Karnataka.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: B. S. Yediyurappa, Bagalkote, Belgaum, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Coast, Dakshina Kannada, Discharge (hydrology), Flood, India, India Meteorological Department, Indian Air Force, Indian Army, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, Kodagu district, Landslide, Malenadu, Monsoon, National Disaster Response Force, Raichur, Reservoir, Shimoga, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir, 2019 Kerala floods.

  2. 2019 disasters in India
  3. 2019 floods in Asia
  4. August 2019 events in India
  5. Disasters in Karnataka

B. S. Yediyurappa

Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa (born 27 February 1943), often referred to by his initials BSY, is an Indian politician.

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Bagalkote

Bagalakote, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India, which is also the headquarters of Bagalakote district.

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Belgaum

Belgaum (Kannada ISO: Bēḷagāma), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats.

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Bijapur

Bijapur (officially Vijayapura) is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India.

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Chikmagalur

Chikmagalur (officially Chikkamagaluru) is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Coast

A coastalso called the coastline, shoreline, or seashoreis the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake.

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Dakshina Kannada

Dakshina Kannada district is located in the state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore.

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Discharge (hydrology)

In hydrology, discharge is the volumetric flow rate (volume per time, in units of m3/h or ft3/h) of a stream.

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Flood

A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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India Meteorological Department

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India.

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Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Indian Army

The Indian Army is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Kalaburagi

Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Karnataka

Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.

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Kodagu district

Kodagu district (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India.

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Landslide

Landslides, also known as landslips, or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows.

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Malenadu

Malnad (or Malenadu) is a region in the state of Karnataka, India.

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Monsoon

A monsoon is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.

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National Disaster Response Force

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is an Indian specialised force constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

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Raichur

Raichur (formerly Raichore) is a city and municipality in the district of Raichur in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Reservoir

A reservoir is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.

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Shimoga

Shimoga, officially Shivamogga, is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India.

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Uttara Kannada

Uttara Kannada is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Yadgir

Yadgiri is a city and the administrative headquarters of Yadgir district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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2019 Kerala floods

On 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, severe flood affected Kerala. 2019 Karnataka floods and 2019 Kerala floods are 2019 disasters in India, 2019 floods in Asia and August 2019 events in India.

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See also

2019 disasters in India

2019 floods in Asia

August 2019 events in India

Disasters in Karnataka

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Karnataka_floods