Shivamogga: Body of girl who swept away in flood water found
Rs 5 lakh compensation disbursed
Shivamogga, July 10: The body of the schoolgirl who was washed away in the flood water while crossing a footbridge at Kendalubailu near Guddekere in Thirthahalli taluk, was found on Tuesday.
The girl was identified as Ashika (14). The body of the girl was found around one kilometer away from the place where she fell. After the postmortem, the body was handed over to the family.
The deceased girl was studying 9th standard at Guddekere government high school. Because of heavy rains, schools and colleges in the taluk were declared holiday on Monday. Unaware of the holiday, she has gone to the school. After she came to know about the holiday, she was returning home. While going back home, she tried to cross the stream over the footbridge, but slipped into the water and swept away, it is said.
The taluk officials and senior police officers rushed to the spot and began searching operation to trace the body. Because of heavy rains, the searching teams stopped the operation in the evening.
Rs 5 lakh compensation
Deputy Commissioner Dr M Lokesh, ZP CEO Dr Rakesh Kumar, tahsildar Anand Nayak went to the house of the deceased girl and paid their respect. At this time, the DC handed over a cheque for Rs 5 lakh as compensation to her family members. He also visited the spot where the girl washed away and verified it. He directed the zilla panchayat engineering section to prepare a proposal to construct a bridge across the stream and make safety measures to the foot-bridge.
The DC also directed the tahsildar to provide required groceries to the family. The DC also visited the Guddekere school where the girl was studying and inspected the basic infrastructure.
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
