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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (MD)
Mangalore, Jul 10: Water gushed into classrooms at Mahesh PU College, Kottara Chowki here on Thursday July 10 after a large overhead tank burst.
Campus incharge Deepak said that the college had installed the water tank, with a capacity of 25,000 litres, just about a year ago.
"The Sintex tank was supposed to last for 20 years, but within a year it has burst. The fault is of Sintex, not ours," he said.
It is said that, the students who came to attend classes at 9 did not know what happened, and some of them posted updates on Facebook stating the College's compound wall had collapsed. However, it was later found to be a rumour.
The water that gushed out of the tank flooded into classrooms and made it impossible for students to even enter. The cleaning staff got busy flushing the water out.
It is learnt that due to water seeping into nooks and corners of the building, electricity lines have been damaged and so also ACs and other equipment.
The College declared a three-day holiday, until the entire building is cleaned and the situation turns to normal.