NHAI told to close potholes on Shiradi Ghat road by January 15: Dakshina Kannada DC
Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner Ravikumar M R has said that officials of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) were instructed to close the potholes on the Shiradi Ghat road to support easy movement of traffic.
Addressing a press meet at the Press Club in the city on Friday, he said, “The officials have also been told to clear the stretch of trees and electricity poles, for the purpose.”
He told the reporters, “The NHAI had been asked to close the potholes on the Shiradi Ghat road by November 20, but the officials of the Authority had called it virtually impossible to complete the work by the given date.”
The deputy commissioner added, “The deadline for the NHAI to close the potholes on the road, therefore, has been extended till January 15.”
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
