Heavy rain, accompanied by gusty winds, lashed all the six taluks of Chitradurga district on Friday night. Owing to blocks in the storm-water drains, rainwater accumulated on roads and low-lying areas causing severe inconvenience to people on Stadium Road, Yallamma Devi temple, Jogmatti Road, Saraswathipur and Kelagote.
It started raining at around 7.45 p.m. on Friday continued till 4 a.m. on Saturday in all the six taluks of the district. Almost all water sources in the district, including Gayatri Reservoir, Chandravalli tank, Mallapur tank, tanks on either side of the Burhanmutt and Kathral tank are full.
Almost all roads in the city have been suffered damage owing to heavy rainfall. MLA G.H. Thippareddy visited various affected areas on Saturday afternoon and said that suitable compensation would be provided to the affected people in the city.
As per information provided by the meteorological department, it may continue to rain for the next 15 days and officers concerned have been instructed to take all precautionary measures to avoid inconvenience to people.
In some localities, including RTO Road, KSRTC bus terminal road and other low-lying areas, residents staged a dharna to protest against the failure of officers concerned in tackling the situation. Hiriyur, Molkalmuru, Challakere and Holalkere taluks received rainfall for the whole night. All water sources in these taluks are filled to the brim.
