AND THEY TIED A ‘POLICE VAN’ TO A TREE! A RARE SIGHT OF A POLICE VAN TIED TO A TREE IS THE TALK OF THE TOWN IN PALUR VILLAGE!

The incident occurred the day before night. A police force was posted permanently to guard the Palur Sree Harischandra temple which had created communal violence as miscreants damaged it a year ago.

The police personnel went out leaving the van on a high place. By the time they returned, it was raining cats and dogs. They stumbled at the unexpected sight that their van was flooded from all corners. They could only see the van parked under a tree surrounded by water. It could vanish any moment in river Cauvery! Then came the villagers. Few brave youngsters swam across with ropes. They tied the Van to the tree !

And the van is now waiting for the water to come down to find freedom!

DISTRICT INCURRS 4.6 CRORES LOSS IN FOUR DAYS

A communique from the Deputy Commissioners office today stated that the rain battered district has incurred a loss of rupees 4.6 crores loss in four days. Though the rainfall has lost its devastating vigour today houses are collapsing in many places causing concern and leaving many homeless.

Madikeri was worst hit with around ten houses damaged partially with few of them completely. Residents of Indira Nagar and Azad Nagar escaped death miraculossly yesterday night as a hillock came down, bringing the houses along with it. Four persons are hurt in the incident. A couple who went completely under mud was immediately rescued by people.

The Deputy Commissioner Srikanth Valgadh, CEO Mr.Budihal and team of officials visited the areas and organised alternative places for their stay. Temporary camps with food facility were arranged in school buildings at Madikeri and Sidapur. Ten houses are damaged at Somwarpet, while 8 housed incurred loss at Virajpet.

Around 125 hectares of crop loss was registered with a cash loss of rupees 14 lakh. Two bridges, one each at Madikeri and Virajpet taluk and a lake bund at Somwarpet was also damaged. The figure of loss includes damage incurred by PWD roads, government buildings, MESCOM and KPTCL.