Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains lashed the state on Monday and the India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in 10 districts after a low pressure was formed in the North East Bay of Bengal.
Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki and Kottayam have been given an orange alert.
Meanwhile, the Kundala, Kallarkutti, Malankara and Ponmudi dam shutters were opened as the water level rose in Periyar, Muthirapuzha and Muvattupuzha rivers.