Heavy Rains Lash Coastal Dists Causing Widespread Damage
Pics: Spoorthi Ullal / Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS/SB)
Mangalore, Jun 7: Heavy rain lashed across the coast on Monday June 6. The rain was incessant in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasargod apart from neigbouring districts such as Shimoga, Chikmagalur and Kodagu. Most of the places witnessed gusty winds inflicting widespread damages.
Dakshina Kannada district witnessed heavy rain, causing artificial floods in some parts of Mangalore city and affecting traffic. Power cut too made its presence putting people into distress like every rainy season.
At Arya Samaj road, winds and rain uprooted a tree and dislocated two electric poles. The K S Rao Road, Ganapathy High School Road, Car Street, Jyothi circle, Rao and Rao circle, Kodialbail vicinity experienced artificial floods. Traffic was also disrupted as a consequence. In some areas water entered into business complexes and shops.
Low lying areas in Pumpwell and Kuloor among others were inundated. Drainages were clogged in Attavar, Mannagudda and Kodialbail areas.
In other parts of the district, Subrahmanya witnessed heavy downpour since morning. An electric line from Kadaba to Subrahmanya snapped as a result of a tree falling on five electric poles. In the afternoon on Monday, heavy wind caused damage to arecanut and banana plantations in the surrounding areas. As silt was not removed drainages were blocked and artificial flood was witnessed.
Sullia too witnessed good rain until afternoon and heavy rain later. Kadaba, Uppinangady and Panaje in Puttur taluk also witnessed good rains. Bifathumma’s house in Kodippady Mura collapsed wherein loss is estimated at Rs 15,000. Good rains were witnessed across Bantwal taluk. Beltangady taluk witnessed good rains in the afternoon and later in the evening too. A electric wire snipped near Netravati river at Dharmasthala. Kodagu, Madikeri, Virajpet and Somwarpet as always received heavy downpour and agricultural activities are given a speedy touch in the areas.
The meteorological department has predicted that the west coast would witness heavy downpour in coming 24 hours.
Rain Storm Takes Udupi by Surprise
Udupi district received heavy rain storm on Monday. Rain which started in later hours of Sunday June 5 continued on Monday too. Across Kundapur, Udupi and Karkala taluks, incessant rain was witnessed with gales and water level in wells and ponds have increased. Agriculture activities have been initiated in various places, thus causing a damage.
A roof of house belonging to Jalaja Marakalti in Gundmi of Sastan blew away due to wind causing estimated loss of Rs 25,000.
Kasargod: Rain Backlash - Eight House in Dist Collapse
Due to gusty winds in the district on Monday June 6 eight houses completely collapsed, also damaging another house, partially. The total loss was estimated at Rs 1.3 lac.
Agricultural activities are also badly hit posing danger to crop. In Mogral Puttur gram panchayat limit, two houses and a well collapsed. In Mundakkal, a tile-roofed house belonging to Beeran has collapsed.
Kitchen room and rear portion of the house of Zameela in Arafath too collapsed. The collapsed well belongs to Prashanth in Bellur.
After the onset of rainy season, complete collapse of 15 houses and partial damage of 24 houses has occurred. Total loss is estimated at Rs 4 lac.
In an another incident, a tree fell on the house of Vishwanath Acharya near Shree Krishna Bhajana Mandir in Krishna Nagar Mangalpady. However, residents escaped unhurt.
In all five houses collapsed in Hosadurga taluk. Two have been reportedly injured in an incident at Erikulam Madikai where house collapsed. Kucchitti (62) wife of late Chandu and her daughter Rekha (12) are the injured. The injured have been admitted to Hosadurga hospital.