Bantwal: Deputy Commissioner visits flood-hit area
Orders to open rehabilitation center
Bantwal, August 14: Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has instructed to begin a rehabilitation center at Sharda School in Panemangaluru rural for the families who are in danger and affected by floods.
The authorities passed the instructions after visiting the flood-affected areas in Bantwal Taluk on Tuesday afternoon.
People are in trouble as the flood water has been clogged in the low-lying areas at many places including Panemangaluru, Baddakatte, Military Ground, Aladka, Jakribettu, Bastipadpu, Kanchikara Pete, Nandavara, Sajipamunnur. As flood is expected to create more trouble, the DC has instructed the authorities to take up the necessary action.
People in this area do not need to worry about the floods. The District Administration is preparing, and proper arrangements will be made.
Bantwal Tahsildar Purandara Hegde, Commander Rekha J Shetty, Revenue Officers, Bantwal Rural police constables, fire servicemen and others visited the affected areas.
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One held for illegal transportation of beef in goods vehicle in Karnataka's Mandya
Mandya (PTI): A driver was arrested for allegedly transporting beef and other cattle parts illegally in a goods vehicle in this district, police said on Monday.
The vehicle was intercepted and seized during a late-night operation near Paschimavahini in Srirangapatna taluk on Sunday, they said.
According to police, the vehicle, which was reportedly travelling from Hunsur to Ramanagara, was first stopped by members of a local Hindu organisation, who then alerted the police. The Srirangapatna Town Police reached the spot and took the vehicle into custody.
During inspection, police found beef and legs of cattle inside the goods carrier. The driver was detained on the spot, a senior police officer said.
Samples of the seized meat have been sent for forensic examination, he added.
A case under the relevant sections of the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act has been registered at the Srirangapatna Town Police Station, and an investigation is underway to trace the source and destination of the consignment, they said.
