R B Jagadish / Shreyas H S
Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala

Karkala, Jul 20: A portion of the earth underneath the road connecting Mundli-Karkala collapsed during the wee hours of Sunday July 20, affecting flow of traffic on this route. The water level which is flowing above the danger level at Mundli dam is said to be the a reason for the landslip.

The road is now in a precarious condition and is likely fully collapse any time. It was learnt from the officials that the road connectivity will remain closed for at least for week, so as to prevent accidents as well as to undertake repair work.

It is said that an Andhra-based company which had won the contract to carry out work on a power plant near Mundli reportedly cemented the dam built across the Swarna river, thus preventing the water from flowing out, which in turn raised the water level.

The road that lies near the dam was hit hard by this scenario. The rise in the water level smoothened the soil, as a result of which the road collapsed.

The tashildar, MLA Sunil Kumar and CEO of town municipal Rayappam, A C Yogeshwar who visited the place ordered swift repair of the road so that traffic is restored at the earliest.