Bantwal: One of the worst hit Taluk by the recent heavy rains in Dakshina Kannada District, Bantwal is now facing threat from the rising water levels at the Netravathi River which has increased drastically over the last two days as the rain continued to batter the region on Saturday morning.

On Friday about 54 houses were flooded with water, the toll have now risen to 200 homes being hit by floods on Saturday morning with more than 1000 people affected due to the floods in the Taluk. The administration has converted I.B and Sharada High School into relief camps for the victims.

One of the victims hit by the floods in the region is former union minister Janardhan Poojary whose house at Bhandaribettu was also hit by floods and his family was shifted to a safer location on Saturday.

17 houses in Talapady have been hit by floods while the service road on Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway is also completely flooded by rain water.

The water level at Netravathi River has crossed the danger mark and has increased significantly. The danger mark that is set at 8.5 meters was first exceeded on Thursday and reached a new high of 11.7 meters on Friday late night.

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