Heavy downpour in Kodagu causes landslides, collapse of houses
Madikeri, July 09: The Punarvasu rain has been lashing out at in the district causing widespread damage to the houses and properties besides landslides and uprooting of trees in several places.
Though the intensity of the rain came down in Talakaveri and Bhagamandala in the district, the road connectivity between the two places is disconnected as the flood water is flowing on Ayyangeri road for the last three days. However, the traffic movement was resumed on Madikeri road as the water level receded on it.
The Talakaveri region has received more than 5 inch rainfall in one day. Compared to this, district centre Madikeri received more than 6 inch rainfall from Sunday. The storm-water drainages in the city are overflowing with rainwater and inflow into the Onkareshwara Temple pond is increased, the water is being released. A part of the house belonging to Rashmi Pradeep near AV School was collapsed on Sunday night. But no casualty was reported. The houses of Abubakkar and Nabisa of Tyagarajnagar were also damaged partially.
SDPI city unit president Khaleel, leaders Basheer, Ummar, Nasir, Mohammad and others visited the areas where houses were damaged and distributed plastic sheets to get protection from rains. Landslides were occurred near Madenadu village on Mangaluru road and mud covered on the road disturbing the vehicular movement for some time. But later, the mud was removed to let the vehicles. Traffic movement was also suspended for some time as trees fell on the road at Kadagadalu, Kagodu, Boikere and other places. As Napoklu, Srimangala, Balele and Ponnampete have been receiving heavy rains, Lakshmana Theertha river is overflowing above the normal level.
Heavy rains in Somawarapete
In the last 24 hours, the taluk has received heavy rains in urban and rural areas causing landslides and other damages to the properties. As the roadside hillock was collapsed, on the road leading to Gandhi Nagar from Alekatte in Choudlu gram panchayat limits, the road was covered with mud. Though locals demanded retention wall along the road, no action was taken against it. Hundreds of vehicles including school vans are plying on this road every day. People said that the zilla panchayat engineering division should be held responsible if anything happened.
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PWD, Google Maps officials booked in Bareilly bridge death case
Budaun (UP), Nov 25: Police here have booked officials of the Public Works Department and Google Maps in connection with the death of three men whose car rolled over an under-construction bridge while following directions on the navigation app, an officer on Monday said.
The car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge in Dataganj Police Station area early Sunday.
Nitin and Ajit, aged 30, both brothers from Farrukhabad district, and Amit, 40, from Mainpuri district, were on their way from Noida to Faridpur in Bareilly to attend a wedding.
According to police, the driver was led by Google Maps into taking the unsafe route.
The incident took place on the Bareilly-Budaun border.
Dataganj Police Station SHO Gaurav Bishnoi said an FIR on charges of laxity in duty and others was filed against four engineers of the PWD, along with some unknown people.
The regional officer of Google Map has also been brought under the scope of investigation. His name is yet to be included in the FIR.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson of Google in a statement said, "Our deepest sympathies go out to the families. We're working closely with the authorities and providing our support to investigate the issue."
On Sunday, Faridpur Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said, "Earlier this year, floods caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse onto the river, but this change had not been updated in the system."
He said the bridge had no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach.
