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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SHS)

Mangalore, Aug 12: In an incident that posed danger to passersby, especially school children, a heavy branch of a tree uprooted and fell on high tension (HT) wires, bringing down two electric poles with it.

The incident, which caused much incovenience and traffic jam for sometime, happened in front of St Theresa’s School at lower Bendur here on Tuesday evening Aug 12.

The traffic ASI (assistant sub inspector) Rosamma who rushed to the spot took swift measures by deploying barricades for a lane on the two-way route that connects to Bendoorwell junction.

However, the impact was such the HT lines came close to the ground level and were suspended in the air, posing threat to passersby. Traffic was disrupted for almost half-an-hour, Rosamma said.

Speaking to daijiworld, a Mescom official said the department was quick to respond after it learnt about the incident. He said work to clear the uprooted poles was under way and the department would install new poles by 10 pm. The fire brigade too helped in clearing the fallen branch.

On the incident official said the tree that fell on the wires caused the damage. There was no rain and speeding wind during the incident occurred but the incident suggests that the tree was old and branch fell as resultant of incessant rain lashed over a week.