Madikeri, Aug.12: As the district is expected to get heavy rain on Monday, district administration, as a precautionary measure, has declared holiday for schools and colleges on Monday, August 13.

Indian Meteorology department has cautioned heavy downpour in Kodagu and other interior places of Karnataka on August 13. Kodagu district commissioner P.I Srividya has declared holiday for schools and colleges in the district on Aug.13.

High alert has been declared in the district with people residing near river basin are informed to get ready to face worst situation. People and tourists are told not to stand under the trees or hilly places.They are also told not to park their vehicles in these places.

One should not try to cross the bridges or roads while rivers are overflowing. Tourists must stay away from rivers, waterfalls and other water bodies, said in a statement from DC.

In emergency people can seek help from administration through toll free helpline number: 08272-221077.

Harangi river basin are stay alert

In the wake of heavy downpour on Monday, 35,000 cusecs water will be released through the crest gate of the Harangi reservoir. Hence, the people living in Harangi river basin are told to stay alert.

 

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Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI): Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday called the BJP rule in Maharashtra worse than that of Aurangzeb and claimed that farmers were dying because of the saffron party.

He claimed that farmers, unemployed people and women are committing suicides in the state.

“It’s been 400 years since Aurangzeb was buried. Forget him. Are farmers in Maharashtra committing suicide due to Aurangzeb? They are doing it because of you," Raut said.

If the Mughal ruler committed atrocities, then what is the government doing, he asked. BJP leads the ruling Mahayuti coalition, also comprising the Shiv Sena and NCP, in the state.

“Farmers are committing suicide. BJP's tenure is worse than that of Aurangzeb,” Raut said.

He was responding to a question on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s remarks that “everyone” feels Mughal ruler Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar should be removed. But it has to be done under legal purview as the previous Congress regime put the site under the Archaeological Survey of India's protection, Fadnavis had said.

BJP's Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale, a descendant of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, had sought the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.

Aurangzeb is remembered in Maharashtra for his battles with the Marathas, who resisted his expansionist ambitions. Shivaji Maharaj's son, Sambhaji, was captured, tortured, and executed on his orders.