Bantwal: Netravathi River back to normal after exceeding 'danger mark' for two days
Bantwal: Netravathi River which was overflowing and had crossed the danger mark due to continuous rainfall in Western Ghats and Coastal Karnataka, is now flowing within the range since Sunday morning.
The river on Friday night and Saturday morning had touched water level at 11.7 meters, much more than safety mark of 8.5 meters raising concerns for local residents. But the river was flowing at 10.7 meters on Saturday evening while further scaled down to 10.5 meters at night.
On Sunday morning Bantwal Tahsildar Rashmi SR informed that the river was flowing at 9.1 meters on as the rainfall had decreased.
The traffic movement that was stopped on road between Bantwal-Dharmasthala due to water logging on road has now been open for traffic as the water level has been decreasing overnight.
Families in the local residential areas who were evacuated have also returned home on Sunday.
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
