Mangaluru: Mayor bans construction work in city after landslide tragedy
Mangaluru: Mayor Sudheer Shetty stated that Commissioner of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) had been advised to strictly implement a rule to ban all excavation and construction works in the municipal limits until September so as to avoid any potential disasters. The issue was brought to the notice of the DC too, he said. He was addressing the media persons at the Corporation on Wednesday.
“Three executive engineers are directed to identify areas where retaining walls have weakened and where the walls are needed. The dilapidated areas will be inspected by junior engineers who will take measures to stabilize them temporarily with sand bags. A clear instruction has been given in this regard. Potential dangers will be avoided through this”, he stated.
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The mayor said that the retaining wall built for Netravathi River Front Project had collapsed at one place and an inspection of the spot had been conducted. “We have maintained status quo as there is a case pending in the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The hearing is on August 2 and the verdict will favor the Corporation”, the Mayor expressed confidence.
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J&K: One dead, seven hospitalised after consuming wild vegetable in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): One person died while seven others, mostly children, were hospitalised after allegedly consuming a wild vegetable in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday.
The incident was reported from Mohra village in the Kotranka subdivision, where members of two families consumed a wild vegetable following which they started showing symptoms of food poisoning on Friday evening, they said.
The affected persons were initially shifted to the Community Health Centre in Kandi and later referred to the Government Medical College Hospital Rajouri for specialised treatment.
Officials said an elderly man, identified as Mohammad Hussain (60), died during treatment, while seven other members of the two families are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
“Prima facie, it is a case of food poisoning, but the matter is still under investigation,” a doctor said.
Officials said an investigation into the incident has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the poisoning.
