Silvester D’Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (MS)

Kundapur, Jul 4: Every year, during the monsoon season, more than 100 families in Kundapur taluk face severe challenges. For four to five days, they are unable to step out of their homes, and even for basic necessities like salt, groceries, and vegetables, they have to use boats.

Political representatives, who solicit votes during the monsoon floods, and government officials, often visit these areas only during the floods and then do not return.

Flooding is a recurring issue for the villages of Navunda, Badakere, Maravanthe, Salbuda, Arehole, Konki, Kudru, Chikkalli, and Padukone. It is no exaggeration to say that the monsoon is a curse for the residents of these areas. They must keep three to four boats in reserve for use during the rainy season. Even sick people must take a boat ride to reach the market, which is three kilometres away. Navigating this stretch by boat is quite adventurous, and many residents, including young people who know how to operate boats, help the community.

Byndoor fire service personnel are actively conducting operations in flood-affected areas from early morning. Byndoor taluk administration officer Pradeep, Bharati Byndoor, fire service personnel, Byndoor police station personnel, staff of Navunda gram panchayat, and officials of gram panchayat Nada have arrived at the scene and are instructing the public to take precautionary measures.