Uppinangady: Cow rescued from Nethravathi River by Disaster Response Team
Uppinangady: A cow struggling against the rushing waters of the Nethravathi River was successfully rescued on Friday by a joint team comprising the disaster response force and the Home Guards in Uppinangady.
The team used a rubber boat to navigate to the middle of the river and managed to bring the cow to safety by lassoing it with a rope. The rescue operation was initiated after Chandappa, who owns a tyre shop at Daddu near Halegate, spotted the cow in distress and alerted the disaster response force.
The operation was led by Dinesh B, the stand-in chief of the Home Guards local unit, and included team members ASL Janardana, Charan, Sudarashan, Haris, and Samad.
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Eyewitnesses praised the team's efforts, noting that rescuing animals can be more challenging than rescuing humans, as frightened animals can behave unpredictably. The locals pointed out that the rubber boat could have easily capsized if the cow had moved suddenly.
The water level in the Nethravathi River has risen to 28.05 meters following heavy rains in the past 24 hours, adding to the difficulty of the rescue operation.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
