Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, May 30: The personnel of police department, working in coordination with other departments, proved that their motto is serving the people, by promptly rushing to their help when they needed the most, after heavy downpour heaped miseries on people living in low-lying areas.
Some of the people where the police and other personnel rushed to help the people were Padil Kodakkal, Kottara Chowki, Mannagudda, City Hospital Mallikatta, Thokkottu, Hosabettu, Karavali Circle and Pumpwell, Konchady, Kolnad, Yeyyady, Jyothi bus stand, Ballalbagh, KPT, central railway station, Chokkabettu, Attavar, Kadri Uadayanagar, KSRTC and Bharat Mall, and Gujarati school at Alake.
The police shifted about ten families living in low-lying area near Navagiri hall, Hosabettu, to safer place. About 400 children, who were stranded in Gujarati School Alake after the school building was surrounded with water, were safetly brought out with the help of boats. They put their best efforts to bring out Mohini (60) from under landslide at Uadayanagar near KPT, but unfortunately her life could not be saved.
Water has entered various houses in places like Jalligudde, Akash Bhavan, Kavoor, Ullal Bail and other places. Operation to empty the water has been undertaken on war footing.
People living in low-lying areas at Adyapady within Bajpe police station limits were shifted to school where revenue officials have opened free food centre.
The city police commissioner and deputy commissioners of police personally moved through the city and worked in tandem with Mescom, city corporation, fire brigade and expert divers. They guided the concerned in affected areas and paved way for smooth movement of vehicles where there is problem and took safety measures.
Television channels, Akashvani and FM radio have been working along with police department to issue warnings to peoplel not to unnecessarily venture out of houses, and issuing alerts about traffic blocks etc. A company of national natural disaster response force is arriving in the city to extend help to the district administration to handle the situation.