Hebri, June 28: 7th turn of Agumbe ghat road suffered landslide due to heavy downpour. The administration has banned movement of heavy vehicles.

On receiving the information, Hebri police and officers of public works department visited the spot and inspected.

There is a danger of further landslide in the region. Hebri police station officer Mahabala Shetty and team took steps for the smooth vehicular movement.

The ghat section is receiving heavy rain since two days and that has caused the landslide. Locals said that there is no proper system for the rain water to flow making it flow on the road. This is the reason landslide takes place in this region.

Sandbags has been placed on the place where landslide took place as a temporary measure. Police have placed barricades to stop vehicles plying on this road.

Assistant executive engineer of National highway and Thirthahalli tahsildar visited the spot and inspected.

Karkala MLA Sunil Kumar has instructed the public work department officials to arrange for the smooth vehicular movement.

Bus service stalled:

Following the landslide at 7th curve of Agumbe ghat, Udupi district commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis has ordered to restrict the movement of heavy vehicles on this road. Only light vehicles including Ambulance can ply through ghat section.

She has also instructed the related officials take precautionary steps and has asked the national highway authority to repair the road immediately.

 

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Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.

Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.

Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.

In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.

But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.

For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.

Brief scores:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).

Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).