Mudigere: Electrical wire hit tractor returning from Ganapati visarjan, 3 including two young women
Chikmagalur: In an unfortunate incident that occurred on Tuesday night, a decorated tractor that was returning after the Ganapati Visarjan ceremony on the occasion of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival reportedly got hit by electrical wiring resulting in the deaths of three people including two young women at Banakal in Mudigere Taluk.
The deceased have been identified as Raju (45), Rachana (22), and Parvati (28). The remaining 6 people who were in a critical state were admitted to the Mudigere hospital, among whom two identified as Sangeetha and Pallavi had to be transported to a hospital in Hassan due to their deteriorating health, and the driver of the tractor is out of danger, it is learned.
The disastrous incident is said to have occurred at B. Hosahalli village near Banakal in Mudigere Taluk around 11.30 pm on Tuesday. The tractor which had been decorated for Ganapati Visarjan was carrying 10 people. After submerging the idol of the Ganapati deity, the group was returning to their village on the tractor, one of the decorated stands got hit by electrical wiring causing the disaster.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Banakal police station.
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K’taka CM, DK Shivakumar meet Jal Shakti minister, seeks approval for water projects
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddarmaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar met Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil on Thursday to seek approval for the Mekedatu and Upper Bhadra projects.
In the meeting, Siddarmaiah informed that Karnataka has the second largest dryland area in the country after Rajasthan. The irrigation projects taken up and being implemented in Karnataka have played a vital role in transforming agricultural landscape.
Siddarmaiah urged the Union minister to intervene in the matter and direct officials concerned to provide necessary clearances and approvals for the projects, according to the letter submitted to the Union minister.
The Mekedatu project, proposed near Kanakapura in Ramanagar district, aims to build 66 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) balancing reservoir. The project faces opposition from Tamil Nadu, a low riparian state, which claims it will obstruct the natural flow of Cauvery River water.
The Upper Bhadra project is designed to support irrigation in drought-prone regions of central Karnataka, covering districts like Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Tumakuru and Davangere. The project's progress is hindered by the lack of funding and the delay in declaring it a 'national project'.
Both projects face significant challenges, including funding issues and inter-state disputes.
Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti V Somanna and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.
