Incessant rains wreak havoc across coast, several areas inundated


Mounesh Vishwakarma / Kishore Peraje / Silvester D' Souza/
Suvarna Brahmavar / Ivan Mascarenhas
Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal/Kundapur/Udupi (EP)

Bantwal/Kundapur/Udupi, Aug 1: Incessant rains coupled with stormy winds over the past 36 hours have wreaked havoc across the coastal region, with many parts inundated with floods, causing heavy damage to property and throwing life completely out of gear.

The Netravati river has swelled, flooding the surrounding areas. Ten houses have been partly submerged in Aladka. Water has entered several houses in Panemangalore, Aladka, Jakribettu, Bantwal and other areas. The danger level in Netravati river that was 5.6 mt on Thursday July 31 evening increased all of a sudden and reached 8.5 mt on Friday August 1. Tahsildar Malleswamy visited the flood affected areas and said that the residents will be shifted to safer places.

As the river started flowing above the danger mark, there were floods in and around Bantwal. Water flowing on the road in Bastipadpu disrupted traffic. The rain water on the road near Aladka hampered communication. The buses of the village region have had to ply on national highways due to the havoc. Houses in Nandavara and Guddeangady have submerged.

Heavy damage to crop was also reported with water entering several acres of agricultural land and areca plantations. Low lying areas in Goodinabali, Jakribettu, Bastipadpu and Baddakatte have been inundated. Water has entered shops in the basement of commercial buildings in the town and a major portion of the market. Water has entered farms and fields in Mayyara Bailu, Kanchikara Pete, Jainara Pete, Brahmarakootlu, Farangipet and other areas.

While non-stop rain is one of the reasons for the Netravati river to flow above the danger mark, the water let out from the dams in Beltangady and Shamboor have added to people's woes. However, the officials had giving warnings before letting out the water. As Shamboor AMR dam was filled, ten gates were opened on Thursday evening and extra water was let out. As the rain increased in intensity, 19 gates were opened on Friday, said AMR nodal officer Premnath.

As the floods sent people into panic, the police in Bantwal struggled hard to ensure their safety. Police from Bantwal worked hard amid torrential rains and strong winds to rescue people who were in difficulty. A team lead by Bantwal tahsildar Malleswamy took the initiative to shift affected people to safer places. B Ramanath Rai, minister of forests and district incharge minister instructed the revenue officials to take emergency measures to prevent further problems to the people.

Heavy rains have lashed Kundapur continuously for the last 24 hours, a month and a half after the official start of the monsoon. The unexpected heavy rains have brought misery to people in Kundapur.

The lakes and ponds are overflowing as also the drains. The four-lane work on National Highway 66 is on, but there was no work done on the Kundapur–Honnavar highway. The drains are blocked and rain water is overflowing on to the road causing problems to vehicles and commuters.

Floods are severe in Neramballi, Sattadi, Kumbashi, Koravadi, and Salkuda in Navunda. The lake near Naukuru is full and water has entered the houses. People have had to vacate their homes and live in the temples.

As the gates of Varahi dam were opened, Hattikudru island in Basrur Panchayat limits was submerged making the people anxious.The dam is breaking and the road is filled with mud. Though the locals have complained about it to the officials they have not responded, said local businessman Bhagwan Das. Police rushed to the spot and tried to control the situation. Locals expressed anguish at the apathy of the officials.

Schools and colleges declared holiday on Friday. As heavy rain is expected to lash the coast for the next 24 hours, the district administrations of Dakshina Kannada as well as Udupi have declared holiday for educational institutions on Saturday August 2 too.

 

  

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  • Prasanna Hegde, Moodabidri/Mumbai

    Tue, Aug 05 2014

    It reminds me our school days 40 Years back . we used to play in school days with rainy water, making small bridges of mud etc. Beautiful rainy pictures, Thanks Daijiworld team

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  • Udaya Kumar, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    REMEMBERING RAINY DAYS ENJOYED EARLIER, NOW MISSING A LOT

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi, Dubai, New York, USA.

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Some beautiful pictures. I feel sorry for all those who had to go through this havoc caused by this heavy rainfall. I thank Daijiworld, the staff and all the photographers who did a wonderful job.

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  • JANARDHANA ACHARYA, BANGALORE/UDIPI

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    I missed 2 holidays. So smooth.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Acchhe dhin bollakg pound.
    Acchhe dhin baad meim gaya.
    Good days swept away from the floods.
    Volle dhinagalu n'ere Kocchhi kondu houyithu.
    GOOD

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  • Well wisher, India

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Dear vrpai, bangalore
    I appreciate your comments. I said 'some' amount of water and I didn't say all the water!
    If some project plan is not correct then it needs to be corrected or revised appropriately. We should not stop at some point. We should think how to make things in a better way than blaming each other. I personally liked some concept of the project like filling empty lakes and open wells so that it increases ground water levels.
    Please think like this, we are all Indian's and we should share all the natural resources and live happily. We are not going to fall on trap of anybody. Keep all the politics aside and think on this!

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Pic No 5:
    Guess what the scooter rider is upto and win fabulous prizes!
    Option
    1.Washing away scooter.
    2 Washing away himself.
    3.Trying to Cross over.
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    Editor in Chief ...Walter's decision final.

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  • Well wisher, India

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    We Indians, lagging very much in water management. We do not have concrete plans to manage water resources, like what to do when more rain or what do when no rain or deficiency of rain. Now if we see netravarti river, it makes sense to divert some amount of water to chikkaballapur, but I think they too have received good amount of rain this season. If we divide one river to two equal streams, these kind of flooding won't be there!

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  • vrpai, bangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    @wellwisher, "makes sense to divert some amount of water to chikkaballapur"

    it makes sense to divert water to chikballapur ? at what cost ? do you know that they will have to chop off a good chunk of the forest and ruin the western ghats to do it ? not only that the whole project is highly unscientific. besides, they dont need water during the rainy season, they also dont tap the water during rains, they plan to divert much of the water post rainy season, when the river needs to flow. I dont know how educated people can fall into the trap of the stupid schemes

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  • dinesh shetty, Nitte/Dubai

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    MISSING MY UURU...wonderful photograph..Thanks Daiji for rewinding memories...God blessed region that's my southcanara

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  • chandran, chitpalli

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    va bolla maraya....

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  • taurojohn, mangalore/malad

    Fri, Aug 01 2014

    Namo. nature. Good pics.Though its a pity of affected people its nature. hope the Govt. will help every effected family.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Aug 01 2014

    Last 67 years same photographs.
    Acche Din Kab Ayengee ...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Aug 01 2014

    These North Indians come to Karnataka only to beg for votes ...

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  • Prashanth P, Karla

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Yenchina paatervar Jossey??
    Mulpa yenklu barsada bollada bagge paaterva Alpa eer North Indain vote kenver panpar!!netta artha yenchina annere???

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