Chikkamagaluru: Groundwater levels in the Malnad district dropped despite adequate rainfall last year. Interestingly, groundwater levels rose in arid regions like Kadur and Ajjampura taluks.

adding that police and rescue teams brought the injured safely back to the Malnad town. Hundreds of devotees attended the Deviramma festival at the Deviramma Hills in Bindiga near Chikkamagaluru.