Ullal: Families concerned after well collapse following heavy rains
Ullal: Families in Kallapu of Ullal taluk are facing safety concerns after a well located by the road connecting Kerebail to Sevanthigudda near Kallapu collapsed on Thursday. The collapse followed heavy showers in the region over the past few days.
The well, which was dug by a resident named Ibrahim, served five families living in his house near Kallapu. Following the incident, Ullal City Municipality Commissioner Vani Alva, Engineer Tulasidas, and Revenue Inspector Chandrahas visited the site to inspect the area surrounding the collapsed well. They advised the locals to take additional safety measures to protect lives and property.
As a precaution, drivers of heavy vehicles as well as school and college buses have been directed to avoid the affected road. Students have also been instructed not to use this route to reach their schools.
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During their inspection, the municipality authorities found the compound wall of a house beside the road in a dilapidated condition. They directed the family living there to demolish the wall to prevent any mishaps. The families residing in Ibrahim's house have been asked to stay away from the collapsed well for their safety.
Mahantesh, a native of Bagalkot and a tenant in Ibrahim's house, informed the municipality officers that the well had developed problems for the second time in about a year. The collapse has left the five families residing in the house without a reliable water source. Mahantesh urged the authorities to improve the water supply to the area to address the issue.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
