Heavy rain throws normal life out of gear in Belthangady

A portion of land slips onto the Dharmasthala road near Gundi Sri Lakshminarayana Temple in Belthangady taluk following heavy rain on Saturday.

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Heavy rains lashed Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday, inundating several areas, especially Mundaje, Charmadi, Neriya, Kalmanja and Killuru, and throwing normal life out of gear.The district administration temporarily closed the Laila-Killuru road after it was submerged in several places.The Netravathi, Mrutyunjaya, Phalguni and Somavathi rivers were in spate in the taluk.Reports reaching here said a landslip brought traffic on the Mundaje-Dharmasthala road to a standstill, disrupting normal life. A road at Mannasanka near Dharmasthala was also submerged.

Rainwater inundates an arecanut plantation at Ujire following heavy rain in Belthangady taluk on Saturday.

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Heavy rain throws normal life out of gear in Belthangady

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