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Mangaluru: Coastal districts get good rainfall, sea erosion worsens

  •   Mon, Aug 05 2019 07:37:31 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Aug 5: Several places located in the state's coast received good rainfall coupled with thunder and lightning on the evening and night of Sunday August 4. Rainfall was experienced in Beltangady, Dharmasthala, Sullia, Puttur, Bantwal, Vittal, Manipal, Karkala, Shirva, Padubidri, Kundapur etc. Bhagamandala in Kodagu district received highest rainfall of 15 cm.

The meteorological department has predicted that most of the places in coastal Karnataka and a few places in interior Karnataka will get rainfall. This prediction is valid till Tuesday morning.

Because of improper maintenance of drainage, places like Bejai, Kottara and Urwa Store in the city experienced artificial floods. Because of inclement weather, tourists are not being allowed to enter the sea at Panambur and Tannirbhavi beaches.

In Chitrapur near Suratkal, two families were relocated because of sea erosion threat. These families were put up in a nearby Bhajana Mandir. MLA, Dr Bharath Y Shetty, who visited the spot, said that efforts would be made to retain the houses by using sand bags etc. He also held discussions about plans to protect the playground of a school near Chitrapur that is affected by surging sea. Speaking to media persons, Shetty said that there are plans to stack boulders on the seashore in remaining parts of the seashore at a cost of Rs 350 crore and that this issue would be discussed with the chief minister.

Former city mayor, Ganesh Hosabettu, revenue officer, Naveen, and Hosabettu Raghuveer Panambur were present. On Sunday, sand bags were stacked as an interim measure to save the houses and playground. The fact that sea erosion is being experienced at Mallamar, Bykampady etc after a gap of several years has given rise to panic among the residents of these localities.

Because of sea erosion, boulders which were heaped on the seashore to stop the advancing seas are being washed into the depths of the sea one by one. Sea erosion has also been experienced in Kaiko in Ullal, Hilleria Nagar, Mukkacheri etc. Several coconut trees were uprooted due to sea erosion at Bada Yermal village near Padubidri on Sunday.

 
  

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  • Rajesh, Mulki

    Mon, Aug 05 2019

    This one or two days of rain is not going to help much. Farmers need timely rain.

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  • Dan M, Dubai / Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 05 2019

    No Prayers No Providence from God??

    MESSAGE GIVEN BY OUR LADY TO WILLIAM COSTELLIA IN HIS HOME ON 13 JUNE 2019
    MESSAGE NO. 787...

    "Have you not noticed in many countries that the rain has stopped – or at least reduced – where water will become scarce, but it will be through prayer and sacrifices that you will be given the necessary water and food, because many countries will die of starvation.”

    “Have you not read the Book of Revelation, My sweet children, where great catastrophes and disasters are to occur and enslavement. Punishment will come to the world because mankind have [has] placed aside My Divine Son Who is their only Salvation and Joy and Peace.”

    “Pray, My dear children and once again I offer you My Holy Rosary so that the children will acknowledge that this prayer is the most important prayer for the Church – for mankind.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 05 2019

    It is Rain.
    Hot in Vain.
    Water is Main.
    No rain it is Pain.
    It is cool for Brain.
    In rain we have Gain.
    Big rains hard to Drain.
    Ghat sections are Terrain.
    A community is called Jain.
    For vengence Abel was Slain.
    If no rain there will be no Grain.
    Rains is cleaning unwashed Train.
    It is hot-hot and no rain in Bahrain.
    Let us Adam's first sons Abel & Cain.
    Don’t take narcotics ganja and Cocain.
    Text books were written by Mark Twain.
    On the streets robers snatch away Chain.
    Pray daily for the rains and do not Abstain.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangaluru

    Mon, Aug 05 2019

    Heavy rain is the national phenomena at present

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