BJP MLAs, BBMP members to donate two-month salary to Kodagu flood victims: R. Ashok
Bengaluru, August 19: Former deputy chief minister R Ashok said that the BJP MLAs from Bengaluru and BBMP corporators have decided to donate their two months salary to the Kodagu flood victims.
Speaking at a preparatory meeting on sending the relief materials to the flood victims, here on Sunday, Ashok said that party other office-bearers have also decided to contribute Rs 10,000 each to the flood victims. The district has never seen such a rain and disaster in this century. But the people of the district have lost their dear ones and lost their homes, he said.
He said that the party workers should collect the necessary materials like food items, cloths, medicines, drinking water, blankets, bed sheets, batteries and other materials and donations from the industrialists, businessmen, associations and others. If the people come forward to contribute voluntarily, party workers should collect them and handed them over to the party office, he said.
On Sunday, the BBMP members and MLAs have contributed Rs 11.56 lakh. They were in touch with the Kodagu MLAs and if needed, more donations would be provided, he said.
Party leaders V Somanna, Tejashwini Gowda, Tara, Muniraju, Manjula, Subbanna, Padmanabha Reddy and others were present.
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3 killed in landslide during road widening at Hulikal ghats in K'taka, CM announces ex-gratia
Shivamogga (Karnataka) (PTI): Three labourers were killed and four others injured after a landslide struck a road construction site at Hulikal Ghat in this district, police said on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as Raghavendra (37), Raju (30), and Shabbir (40), all engaged in wall construction work at the site, they said.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a compensation of Rs five lakh each to the families of the deceased.
The incident occurred late Thursday afternoon at a hairpin bend in Hulikal Ghat in Hosanagara taluk, they said.
According to officials, a massive landslide of soil and rocks from the hillside buried the workers.
A total of seven workers were caught in the landslip. Three labourers died on the spot after being trapped under the debris.
Rescue teams managed to pull out four injured workers and shift them to hospitals in nearby areas, including Kundapura and Udupi, for treatment, they said.
The mishap took place during ongoing efforts to build a retaining wall aimed at ensuring the safety of vehicles navigating the ghat section, which is known for its steep curves and landslide-prone terrain.
An SDRF team from Mangaluru reached the place early Friday morning and took up relief work.
Police, fire and emergency personnel rushed to the spot soon after the incident and launched rescue operations.
Authorities said the sudden collapse of loose soil and rocks from the upper slope is suspected to have triggered the landslip.
A case has been registered, and an investigation is underway to ascertain whether adequate safety measures were in place at the worksite.
Taking to 'X', CM Siddaramaiah said that regarding the incident, I have spoken with District In-charge Minister Madhu Bangarappa and obtained information.
"I am deeply saddened to hear the news that three workers lost their lives when soil collapsed during the construction of a road barrier at a bend in Hulikal Ghat, in Hosanagara taluk of Shivamogga district. I pray that the souls of the deceased unfortunate workers attain eternal peace, and that their family members find the strength to bear this sorrow," he said.
These breadwinning lives, which were the support of their families, have been lost in this tragedy, and on humanitarian grounds, a compensation of Rs five lakh each will be provided to the families of the deceased workers, the chief minister added.
