Rain hits Kodagu again: Tremors experienced after thunderbolt
Madikeri, September 26: The rain which disappeared from Kodagu district for the last three weeks appeared on Wednesday hitting hard some parts of the district.
Various parts of the district received heavy rains coupled with thunderbolts on the wee hours of Wednesday. In the afternoon, Madikeri and other parts received heavy rains. In some parts, people experienced tremors due to the intensity of the thunderbolts. People are under panic due to continuous thunderbolts and heavy downpours.
In the last 24 hours, the district has received average 30.52 mm rainfall. Madikeri taluk recorded 19.65 mm, while Virajpet 20.10 mm and Somawarpete recorded 51.82 mm rainfall. Madikeri Kasaba hobli recorded 17 mm, Napoklu 31.20 mm, Sampaje- 21.20 mm, Bhagamandala-9.20 mm, Virajpet Kasaba 20 mm, Hudikeri 4 mm, Ponnampet 67.60 mm, Ammatti 28 mm, Balele 1, Somawarpete Kasaba 59 mm, Shanivarasante 65.30 mm, Shantalli 24.60 mm, Kodlipet 34.60 mm, Kushalnagar 86.40 mm and Suntikoppa 41 mm.
Since beginning of the year, the district has recorded 5514.49 mm rainfall against last year’s 2903.20 mm rainfall. Virajpet taluk recorded 2918.14 mm rainfall this year against 1662.87 mm of last year. Somawarpete has recorded 3081.79 mm against last year’s 1616.68 mm. In the district, the average rainfall till date was 3838.23 mm against 2060.92 mm of last year.
Harangi water level
The water level in Harangi reservoir has reached 2853.50 ft against maximum 2859 ft. Last year on the same day, the water level was 2858 ft. The reservoir is getting 1227 cusec of water and outflow of 1425 cusec of water.
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Family of injured driver in murder of Suvendu's aide seeks exemplary punishment
Kolkata (PTI): The family of Buddhabeb Bera, the driver injured in the shooting that killed BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's close aide Chandranath Rath, demanded exemplary punishment for those responsible and urged the new government to ensure such incidents do not happen in West Bengal.
Rath was shot dead in Madhyamgram near Kolkata on Wednesday night, triggering a political storm in the state. Bera, who was driving the vehicle at the time of the attack, sustained gunshot wounds and is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
Family members said they learned about the incident through television and immediately left for Kolkata.
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"We came to know from TV reports that my nephew had been shot. We still do not know who carried out the attack or why it happened," Buddhabeb's uncle Biswajit Bera said.
"Our only wish now is that he recovers and returns home safely," he added.
Buddhabeb, 25, hails from Majnaberia village in the Chandipur police station area in Purba Medinipur district.
According to family members, he mostly stays in Kolkata for work and visits home occasionally during weekends.
Besides his parents, his younger brother, sister-in-law and several relatives have also travelled to Kolkata following the incident.
Demanding strict action against the perpetrators, the uncle said, "We want the government to conduct a proper investigation and identify those directly involved in the crime. They should be given exemplary punishment so that such incidents do not happen again in West Bengal and no other family has to go through this grief."
A neighbour, Ranjana Ghorai, also sought stringent punishment for those behind the attack.
"In our neighbourhood, we call him Sona. We want exemplary punishment for the people responsible for this incident," she said.
Rath's family members have demanded life imprisonment for the accused, while Adhikari has called for capital punishment for those involved in the killing.
