Bengaluru, July 30 -- The southern state of Karnataka experienced a notably dry July this year, with rainfall levels falling 22 per cent short of the seasonal average. Despite this significant shortage, meteorologists anticipated a surge in downpours across the state in August that could make up for the current deficit.

A regional review from the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) said four districts, namely - Vijayapura, Bagalkote, Gadag and Koppala - benefited from above average rainfall between July 1 and July 29, while seven other districts endured notably low precipitation. These drier regions included Bidar, Dharwad, Haveri, Chikkaballapura, Bengaluru Rural, Kolar and Mysuru. The rest of the districts exper...