Mangalore: Houses Submerge in Water at Adyar

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SR/VA)
 
Mangalore June 17: Three houses in Adyar here were submerged in water following heavy rains on Thursday June 17.

Speaking to Daijiworld, Kamalaksha, a local resident who is working as an electrician said that the water flowing from Kulshekar, Padil and many other places gushes through the drain near the highway. The bed of the bridge across the drain possesses no required height due to which there is a blockade to the free flow of water, he added. 

Another resident Padmavathi said that the engineers did not heed to the request of the locals while constructing the bridge. It was totally an unplanned construction, she alleged. She further alleged that the corporator of the area Mohan Padil took no interest to warn the engineer, about the badly constructed bridge with design flaws which has caused such a disaster.

Sub-inspector, Bunder station M Manjunath Shetty had advised in a meeting at Mangalore city corporation (MCC) on Tuesday June 15 that the concerned departments should work sincerely and solve the problems of public by taking immediate measures. But unfortunately no one had arrived to the spot to pump the water out of the houses and help the residents.

Executive Engineer of MCC Rajashaker was present on the spot who said that the bridge is not related to MCC but the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) who should take the responsibility for the incident.