Koppa: Strange sound coming beneath earth is not of quake
Geologists submit report to government
Chikkamagaluru, August 30: Earthquake did not take place at Kogre and in its nearby villages. Senior geologists have opined that the strange sound was heard due to heavy rains in the recent past. In this regard, geologists have submitted a report to the district administration and the government.
The villagers had complained that they experienced strange sounds accompanied by minor vibrations beneath the earth for several months in Kogre, Shantigrama, Abbikal, Nayakarakatte and Guddbargodu villages in Koppa taluk. Consequently, a team of senior geologists from Bengaluru led by Dr. Ramesh L. Dikpal, KK Abhinav and Raghavan visited the villages on August 14 and launched inspection.
This team has now submitted their report to the government. It mentioned that as per routine, 1,025 mm rainfall was expected in this area. But it received 1,339 mm rain. That means, around 31% addition rainfall has been recorded. Following which, these sorts of sounds may have been heard from the ground, but it is not an earthquake. “All these villages are located on the hills. Here, hills are being cleared to construct roads. Due to which, the landslides are taking place,” they said.
“There is a man-made 50-60 meter long tunnel in the village. Some say that sounds are coming in because the layers of the tunnels clash with each other. But there are no signs of the collision of the layers when we inspected there. The tunnels are not the reason for such sounds, the scientists clarified.
The group of scientists, who believe that the sound came due to heavy rainfall and increased water flow, said that Richter scales had been installed at every district to provide information about the earthquake. As soon as an earthquake or seismic traits are found, data is sent to the respective deputy commissioners. No such details are available in this area. The mysterious sound is not related to the earthquake, the scientists opined.
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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
