Loss of More than Rs 15,000-crore due to rain in Malnad, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada
Bengaluru: The Devastating rain that wreaked havoc in Malnad, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada regions has caused the loss of more than Rs. 15,000 crore.
The revenue and public works departments had estimated the loss to be around Rs 7,500 crore. However, the comprehensive reports are yet to be given by the respective deputy commissioners. Since the basic infrastructure has affected badly, the loss may cross Rs. 15,000 crore.
The landslides and cut in Mangaluru-Bengaluru road connectivity have complicated the commercial activities. Export and tourism activity has almost derailed. It is difficult to find the accurate information about the loss as most roads are still waterlogged, officials said.
More than 1,500 homes have been damaged in seven districts. Hundreds of houses are completely collapsed. More than 850 homes in Kodagu district are destroyed, and the number could be further increased when the rescue and relief operation is completed.
In Dakshina Kannada 252, 144 in Udupi, 26 in Uttar Kannada, 46 in Shimoga, 40 in Chikmagalur and 33 houses in Hassan have collapsed due to rain. Commercial crops like Coffee and betel nuts have been massively damaged.
Many electric pillars and transformers have been damaged. Roads, water has filled railway tracks and bridges. The exact amount of loss could be estimated only after calculating all losses, the sources said.
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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
