Heavy rain downpour flood across Udupi district

Udupi, 27 August 2012: Continuous downpour of rain since Saturday evening until Sunday afternoon has submerged the low lying areas of Shirva Attinja, Kuthyaru areas. The district has been receiving rainfall during the past week and with the heavy rains lashing since Saturday again, has disrupted the normal life of people.

 

Padubelle Papanashini river-side field areas filled with flood water, hence Padubelle – Moodubelle road travel has been impossible. Murkodi river flowing through Innanje Kaup areas has overflown and flooded, making travel through Innanje – Kaup impossible. The water level on the road is rising as the torrential rainfall continued to lash Udupi district.

 

The district has received an average of 119.26 mm rainfall in the last 24hours. Udupi taluk received 152.6 mm, Kundapur—107.7 mm and Karkala—97.6 mm.  A school in Mooduthonse village was partially damaged when a tree fell on it owing to heavy rain coupled with gusty wind. As many as five houses each in Nandikuru, Palimaru has been inundated.

In Nandikuru, the houses of Sumathi Shedthi, Kalyani Moilthi, Sheela Shedthi has been flooded.  In Majoor village, flood water had entered the premises of Durgaparameshwari temple. The low lying areas have been inundated with artificial floods. In Karkala, the areas in and around Inna village is flooded.  As many as six houses have been partially damaged in Inna village.

 

The rain water had entered  Bappanadu temple premises in Mulki on Sunday. In fact, few devotees had even offered special prayers at the temple to reduce the flood situation. The proposed marshy field race organised by the Mulki Bantara Sangha has been postponed to next Sunday. Artificial flood was created at Aikala, Elinje, Damas Katte areas in Mulki.

 

Rain water had entered several agriculture fields in Neerkere of Moodbidri.  Water had entered the houses of Paledadi Narayana Shettigar and Bhadra Shettigar in Belma. MLA U T Khader visited the spot. With the overflowing Gundya river, Hosmata bridge was inundated for five hours from 12 noon to 5 pm. The movement of vehicles were disrupted on Uppinangady-Kadaba route.  The water-level in river Nethravathi and Kumaradhara was 22 metre in Uppinangady. - UT