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Two dead as rains continue to lash Karnataka

According to reports reaching Bangalore, a 35-year-old man was washed away in flash floods at Pane Mangalore in Dakshina Kannada district yesterday. A five-year-old boy was washed away in Siddapura police station limits in Uttara Kannada district on July 16, according to delayed reports.

Major rivers in the state were in near spate as the catchment areas continued to receive heavy rainfall. Many tanks in the districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Shimoga and Kodagu were overflowing.

Kodagu district, where the mouth of river Cauvery is located, is virtually cut off as most of the major roads are inundated by gushing waters from streams and the river Cauvery. However, no casualties have been reported so far.

Shimoga district also continued to face the fury of the rains and vehicular traffic was diverted at many places as main roads in the district were submerged under water. Tunga and Bhadra rivers were rising steadily and the Linganmakki reservoir, the hydel source for the Sharavathy power station, has been receiving heavy inflow.

The reports said hundreds of houses were flooded in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts. One temple in famous Kollur town was also flooded. In Ankola taluka a few houses were damaged. However, there was no loss of life.

The authorities had asked people living in low-lying areas of the rivers and downstream to move to safer places.

According to a report from Udupi, flood situation in many parts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts was grim. However, there was improvement in some places following some let up in the rain. Water level in some of the rivers started receding today.

The Kumaradhara bridge across the river Netravathi was submerged in water and the traffic to famous temple town of Subramanya had to be diverted.

After a gap of 17 years, the Varahi river was in spate and flooded several low-lying areas in Halady in Kundapur taluka. People living in the low-lying areas of several villages in Kundapur taluka were shifted to safer places.

A report from Hubli said crest gates of Kali and Kaneri dams had to be opened as the inflow had increased substantially.

UNI

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