Jokatte: Houses are facing threat as hills tumbling down
►High tension wires also posing threat ►Residents vacating their houses during nights
Mangaluru, September 2: In recent days, a hill near Jokatte on the border of Kenjaru gram panchayat and Thokuru 62 is collapsing. As a result, four-five houses nearby the hill are facing the threat. Meanwhile, the KPTCL has erected a high tension power line tower on the same hill and the collapse of the tower cannot be ruled out if the hill tumbled down. Because of this fear, the residents have been staying in their relatives houses during nights. But neither the district administration nor the elected representatives took it seriously, people alleged.
A big hill is situated just beside the railway track at Jokatte. The high tension power line which pases to MRPL from Kavoor passed on the same hill and a tower is also situated on the hill. Though there is a retention wall in the bottom of the hill, the hill is slowing sliding down due to which, the retention wall developed a crack. This has created panic among people in the nearby houses.
The high tension wire passed on a private school and if the tower collapsed, the wires would fall on the school building inviting danger. The KPTCL is playing with the life of the students, the local people alleged.
“A 110 kv power line is passed through this tower from Kavoor to MRPL. We came to know about the problem just two days before. Suddenly, we disconnected the power and planning for alternative arrangement. Besides repairing the towers, we will also erect new towers if needed. But it will take minimum 47 days. We will see to it that the local people will not get any trouble”.
-Anil, KPTCL officer, Mangaluru
“People have been finding it difficult to live there for the last few days. We have informed the officials concerned. Based on that, the officers have disconnected the power and started their work after Thursday afternoon. The authorities should find solution to the problem as early as possible”.
-Muneer Katipalla, DYFI state president
“Heavy rain has been lashing the region for the last couple of days due to which, the hill is sliding. We are in the danger situation. If the hill is collapsed further, then we will have further problem. Women, children and aged people are there. Where shall we take them?”
-Abdul Kareem, resident
“We will not in a position to stay at home regularly. We can spend day time, but it is difficult to assume what will happen during night. We have informed the KPTCL and gram panchayat authorities about this issue. But nothing is done”.
-Abdul Khadar, Jokatte
“Literally, we are counting our days. We cannot stay in our homes during nights. So, we are going to our relatives houses to sleep. None of the authorities have responded to our problems so far. Neither the officials nor the elected representatives turned towards it”.
Abubakar Bava, resident
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
