Dalits attacked in Koppal for opposing public toilet construction near their colony
Koppal: In a disturbing incident, more than 30 Dalits from Jampura village in Karatagi taluk were grievously injured after being attacked by members of the upper caste for opposing the construction of public toilets near their colony. The injured victims are currently receiving medical treatment at Karatagi Sub-divisional Hospital, Gangavathi Sub-divisional Hospital, and Koppal District Hospital.
According to reports, the Dalit community had objected to the location of the public toilets, requesting that they be constructed on government land elsewhere in the village rather than near their homes. This objection sparked an altercation with upper caste members, who later assaulted the Dalits.
The Karatagi Police have registered a case against 28 individuals in connection with the assault and are investigating the incident. However, no arrests have been made yet.
Sources reveal that this is not the first time the Dalit community in Jampura has raised concerns over the proposed location of the toilets. Previous objections had led to village meetings involving local authorities, including the Panchayat Development Officer, Taluk Officer, and Tahsildar, aimed at resolving the issue peacefully. However, tensions escalated once government officials left the meetings, resulting in the recent violent clash.
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Karnataka to witness heavy rain for next 10 days
Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the southwest monsoon will cause heavy rainfall likely this weekend and will drench Karnataka over the next 10 days.
The monsoon has begun retreating from northwestern India. Conditions remain active over the south, with an upper air trough extending up to 1.5 km over North Interior Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu, combined with weakening monsoon winds across the peninsula, is driving the current spell. N. Puviarasan, head of the IMD’s meteorological centre in Bengaluru, said in a conversation with Deccan Herald, “As a result, the whole of Karnataka will see rain over the next week to 10 days."
With a cyclone in the Pacific Ocean along with a low-pressure system over the north Bay of Bengal, the monsoon is expected to intensify during the next four days. IMD has predicted heavy rains across South Interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, throughout the weekend.
Bengaluru, recorded widespread moderate to heavy rainfall on Thursday. Between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm, Bengaluru city logged 45.9 mm of rain accompanied by thunderstorms. HAL airport registered 6 mm and the Bengaluru Urban automatic station recorded 47.5 mm. Doddathoguru, near Electronics City, reported 55 mm.
According to IMD forecast heavy rainfall will occur at isolated places in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Yadgir, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagara and Mandya districts in the next few days.
The southwest monsoon is now expected to extend until mid-October and with little or no break in between, the northeast monsoon is likely to follow immediately. These are expected to last until December. “There may be no break in between,” Puviarasan said.
