Leakage in Acid tanker in Manki panics residents
Residents reported breathing problem after leakage
Manki: Gas leak from a tanker carrying acid on NH 66 at Manki of Uttara Kannada district stirred panic among the local residents on Thursday night, as they complained of breathing problem.
Manki police and fire rescue services rushed to the spot and traced the truck in a late-night operation here.
As a precautionary measure, traffic was halted on NH 66 at Manki until the police and fire services cleared the scene after containing the leakage.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Manki PSI Neetu Gude, confirmed the incident and added that the truck is now under the custody of police and the leakage has been contained.
“It was a leakage of Hydrocholoric Acid that the truck was carrying, after the leakage was reported, we immediately traced the truck and contained the leakage and ensured precautionary measures. Everything is clear now” Neetu told Vartha Bharati.
As soon as the reports of leakage went viral on social media, several rumors started doing rounds on local WhatsApp groups, making several baseless claims including that of the administration evacuating the village due to the leakage among others.
Manki police however rubbished all such claims and requested residents to not to pay heed to any of those rumors while also assuring that the situation has been brought under control and there is no threat now due to the leakage.
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BMTC collects over Rs 19 lakh as fine from those travelling without tickets, occupying ladies seat
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has collected over Rs 19 lakh as a penalty from 10,069 passengers who were penalised for travelling without tickets and occupying seats exclusively reserved for ladies in the last three months, officials said on Thursday.
The checking staff of BMTC have intensified checking of buses operated in and around Bengaluru City to detect ticketless travelling by passengers, they said.
According to BMTC, during the months of August, September and October, the checking staff checked 57,219 trips and penalised 8,891 ticketless passengers by collecting Rs 17,96,030 as penalty and 5,268 cases were booked against conductors for their dereliction of duty.
During the same period, they have also penalised 1,178 male passengers for occupying seats exclusively reserved for lady passengers and imposed fines by collecting Rs 1,17,800 in accordance with the KMV (Karnataka Motor Vehicle) Rules of the MV Act of 1988.
"In total, during the months of August, September and October, 10,069 passengers were penalised and Rs 19,13,830 was collected," the BTMC officials stated.
