Landslide cuts off Uttara Kannada's Suligeri village, people stranded for three weeks: Report
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Suligeri: Thirty-five families in the village of Suligeri in Uttara Kannada have reportedly been stranded for over three weeks without power, fuel, or access to basic services after a landslide near Kodasalli cut off all road and communication links. Despite the critical situation, the landslide site has remained untouched for the past 10 days, raising concerns over the safety and well-being of the villagers.
According to a report by The New Indian Express published on Saturday, heavy rainfall triggered the landslide, bringing down three electric poles and cutting off road access. The village has been left without power since, severely impacting daily life and access to basic services. There is also a growing concern that the villagers may soon run out of essential food supplies.
Residents have reported a complete lack of lighting and kerosene, forcing families to limit activities to daylight hours. “We have dinner in the evenings and sleep early, and wait for the first light of dawn,” a local shared.
Students have been particularly affected, with some relocating to nearby towns like Kadra to continue their education while few are staying in houses of relatives as they cannot return home. A few teachers assigned to Suligeri schools have been staying on school premises since ten days due to the inability to travel back home.
The landslide has also affected two roads—one connecting Suligeri to a nearby village and another leading to the Kodasalli dam. While Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) staff are being transported across the landslide site using dedicated vehicles, no such arrangement has been made for Suligeri villagers.
KPCL’s Kodasalli reservoir, which has an installed capacity of 150 MW and currently generates 100 MW of power, is also impacted. A damaged transformer caused by heavy rains has forced the facility to rely on a diesel generator. There is a possibility that the power unit itself might plunge into darkness, the report added.
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Record-holder swimmer drowns while practicing in pool in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Record-holder swimmer K Chandrashekhar Rai Surikumeru (52), who was known for performing yoga and somersaults underwater, died of drowning in the Mangaluru City Corporation swimming pool on Sunday.
Rai, who was a native of Surikumeru near Kalladka in Bantwal taluk, lived in Kudroli, Mangaluru. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
He had been employed as a lifeguard at the swimming pool in Udupi under contract-basis and was working as manager of the MCC swimming pool for three years. He also worked as a lifeguard and swimming trainer.
On Sunday morning, Rai is said to have handed the security guard of the pool his mobile phone, saying he would practice for some time, but shortly after diving into the pool, he died of suffocation.
The post-mortem examination of his body was conducted at the District Wenlock Hospital and the funeral rites were held at his native place, Rai’s brother Radhakrishna Rai has said.
Rai, known for his skills in swimming, had entered the Worldwide Book of Records in 2023 by performing 28 front flip somersaults in a single stretch.
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