145 families shifted to safe locations in district: Khader

Many of these families lived on the banks of the Netravathi

In all, 145 families, mostly from low-lying areas, in Dakshina Kannada have been shifted to safe locations as a precaution due to heavy rain, according to Minister in-charge of the district U.T. Khader.

Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, he said that many of those families lived on the banks of the Netravathi. Of them, 110 families were in Uppinangady, 25 in Bantwal and 10 families at Kallapu near Thokkottu.

He said that the Netravathi, the Phalguni, the Kumaradhara and the Shambhavi were in spate due to heavy rain in the Western Ghats area covering Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts.

The Minister said that special nodal officers have been appointed to monitor the flood situation in 30 flood-prone places in the district. It included Kottara Chowki, Jeppinamogaru, Alake, Bejai, Aanegundi, Kallapu, Permannur, Malavoor, Adyapady, Panemangaluru, Jakribettu, Sarapady, Mulky, Valpady, Moodukonaje in Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks.

The other places are Shishila, Charmady, Venoor in Belthangady taluk; Uppinangady, Shirady, Baltila, Udane in Puttur taluk; Kukke Subrahmanya, Hosmata, Kunturu, Peraje, Alangaru, Bilinele and Nooji in Kadaba taluk.

In addition, each taluk had a nodal officer to monitor the situation. The Minister said that the district administration would seek a special package of ₹ 100 crore from the government to address all damage caused by heavy rain.

Mr. Khader said that 11 persons have died in the district so far due to rain during this monsoon season. The sangama (confluence) of the Netravathi and the Kumaradhara took place at Uppinangady on Tuesday after the last one in 2013.