THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The district administration here has warned people residing at the banks of Karamana river to maintain alert as the third and fourth shutters of the Aruvikkara Dam was raised.

The state capital expects heavy rainfall for two days. The Met department has forecast heavy rain in the state for the next three days. An orange alert has been sounded in Idukki on May 29 and 30. A yellow alert was sounded in Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Malappuram.

A new low pressure is brewing over the southeast part of the Arabian Sea, Due to its influence, monsoon might hit Kerala by Monday. Fishermen have been advised to refrain from fishing as there is a possibility of lightning and wind.