Heavy rains: Landslides on road leading to Mullayanagiri
Tourists fear of closing their way back
Chikmagaluru, July 08: The heavy rains that has been lashing Chikmagaluru district for the last couple of days is causing inconveniences to vehicular movement on several roads and normal life of people. The road leading to Mullayanagiri, the hill station in the district, is facing the threat of closure of vehicular movement because of the landslides and falling of boulders on the road on Saturday evening.
The district has been receiving heavy rains for the last three days. Due to heavy rains, landslides happened in four places near the road and boulders and mud fell on the road causing inconvenience to the vehicular movement. As a result, hundreds of tourist vehicles stuck on the road as the road is blocked with boulders.
The only road leading to the tourist place from Chikmagaluru is too narrow. In spite of the boulders and mud on the road, tourists are making their way to reach the peak of the hill station. As the land sliding is still happening along the road due to heavy rains, tourists fear of losing their way back. Normally, during monsoon, the tourist place attracts more tourists from faraway places to enjoy the beauty of the nature. During week-ends, the number of tourists to the place is more. Now, the landslides and boulders may cause inconvenience to the vehicular movement on the road.
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Congress’ downfall will start from Baramati if it doesn’t let Sunetra Pawar win unopposed: Bawankule
Nagpur (PTI): The Congress will have to face consequences if it doesn't allow NCP president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar to win the Baramati assembly bypoll unopposed, said minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday.
The party’s “downfall” will start from Baramati, he said, stressing that the people of Baramati and Maharashtra wish that she is elected unopposed, said the BJP leader.
The April 23 bye election was necessitated after the tragic death of deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who headed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28. After his death, his wife Sunetra became the party president.
The NCP, BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are partners in the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state.
“The Congress will face consequences if it doesn’t let Sunetra win unopposed from Baramati. Its downfall will start from Baramati if it doesn’t withdraw its candidate,” Bawankule told reporters in Nagpur.
Amid efforts to ensure an unopposed contest, the Congress has fielded advocate Akash More for the bypoll.
The party had said that it would withdraw from the contest only if an FIR were registered in Ajit Pawar’s death in the Baramati plane crash.
Replying to another question, Bawankule said the BJP’s performance will be more robust in Assam and Kerala elections compared to the last assembly polls in these states. Assembly polls are being held in a single phase in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Thursday.
“These elections will once again show Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership commanding support among the people,” he said.
