News & Pics: Inchara Digitals
Daijiworld Media Network—Udupi (RD/CN)
Udupi, Oct 23: The widespread rains that have lashed the region since the evening of Thursday October 21, extensively damaged the paddy crop that had been harvested and was ready to be shifted to
farmers’ barns across the district on Friday October 22.
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The crops have been submerged in rain water in several fields across Kaup, Shirva, Katpady, Manipur, Majoor, Karandady, Paniyoor, Padubelle, Moodubelle, Pangala, and neighbouring villages in the district. The farmers cannot salvage the harvested crop and this will cause heavy losses to the farming community. The loss of rice which is the staple food for many families may prove unbearable.
Durga temple in Kunjoor, Mahalingeshwar temple in Jalanchar, and Raghavendra Mutt were flooded due to the record rainfall on Friday in over 100 years of the history of the temples. The flood waters did not
touched the temple premises even during the monsoon season in all these years.
Roads across the district were flooded and traffic snarls abounded. Meanwhile, a majority of people stayed indoors since Friday was a public holiday on the occasion of Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti.