Rain hits life in Bidar

July 31, 2016 12:00 am | Updated 05:54 am IST - Bidar:

Commuters had a difficult time in Bidar old city after heavy rain lashed the city on Saturday. —Photo: Gopichand T.

Commuters had a difficult time in Bidar old city after heavy rain lashed the city on Saturday. —Photo: Gopichand T.

Heavy rain on Friday and Saturday damaged some houses and crops and inundated schools and public buildings in the district.

The district received 42 mm of rainfall in two days, the highest being in Basavakalyan that received 58 mm.

Commuters suffered as water rose above the road in most areas in the old city. Water did not recede till Saturday evening in areas like the vegetable market, Gawan Chowk, Gole Khana, and Pansal Taleem.

Farmers in Aurad taluk complained that crops in Maskal, Santpur, Hedagapur, Nagoor and other villages were damaged.

Farmers growing crops like soya bean, green gram, black gram, and red gram have suffered losses.

A house with tin sheet roof collapsed in Koliwada in Humnabad taluk. No one was injured but the house owner Mastanbi Moinuddin suffered losses, officials said.

Teachers stayed away from the Government Kannada and Urdu Medium School in Kumbar Galli in Humnabad town on Friday as water entered into the court yard.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.