The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued yellow alerts for parts of Karnataka on Thursday (24 October). The affected districts include Shimoga, Chikmagalur, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Tumkur, Ramnagar, Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, and Kolar.

• In Bengaluru, schools and anganwadis have been instructed to remain closed on Thursday (24 October).
• The State Government has formed a panel, as announced by Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (IT) Priyank Kharge on Wednesday (23 October), to address the ongoing infrastructure issues amid heavy rainfall. The committee will be led by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, and will consist of members of IT and Startup Vision groups.
• Deputy CM Shivakumar along with officials from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) visited rain-affected areas including KR Puram and Byatarayanapura.
• Around 95 percent of residents of the Kendriya Vihar Apartments in Yelahanka have been evacuated.
• Deputy CM Shivakumar has announced compensation measures for those affected by the floods. The State Government is also reportedly undertaking a project with a loan of INR 1,000 crore from the World Bank to counter the drainage issue in the city.
• On Wednesday (23 October), several northern localities, including Tatanagar, Bhadrappa Layout, Balaji Layout, Kodigehalli, and Hebbal Sarovara, experienced severe flooding after Doddabommasandra lake overflowed.