Kodagu : Rain gives respite, rescue operations pick up
Madikeri, August 18: As the rain gave respite on Sunday, Kodagu district is receiving moderate rainfall. Rescue operations picked up. Army and NDRF teams have been toiling to rescue people in the district which was battered in the rains and landslides.
It is believed that more than 175 people, who have climbed up the hills to protect themselves from flood at Makkandur and Muklodu villages are still at large. Rescue teams have been trying to trace the people despite rains.
Meanwhile, KSRTC has resumed bus service from Mysore and Bengaluru to Madikeri from Saturday. Buses are playing from Mysore and Bengaluru to Madikeri via Kushalanagar and Virajpet via Gonikoppa. Still the service to Madikeri from Mangalore is not possible due to landslides on the road.
Rescue team has protected a two months old baby trapped in flood in a critical situation.
Opposition leader BS Yeddyurappa in Sunday visited flooded Kushalnagar and taking stock of the situation. MPs Shobha Karandlaje and Pratap Simha accompanied Yeddyurappa.
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Rahul Gandhi to attend friendly football match between Messi, Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will attend the GOAT India Tour event featuring football legend Lionel Messi at the RGI Cricket Stadium here on Saturday evening, Telangana Congress sources said.
A friendly match will be played between the two teams -- Singareni RR9 and Aparna-Messi All Stars. These two teams will be playing a 15-20 minute friendly match and five minutes before the game, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, a football enthusiast and Messi will join and will dribble the ball together.
Rahul Gandhi will land here on a special flight at 4.30 PM and will proceed to Taj Falaknuma Palace Hotel where Messi will be staying.
After watching the game, Gandhi will leave for the national capital by 10.30 PM.
Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the event at the RGI Cricket stadium.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu said security would be provided with 3,000 personnel.
