Kasargod : Kerala has reported major destruction to houses and other public properties as heavy rains and wind battered the southern state as the Cyclone Tauktae intensified further. As severe sea incursion disrupted normal life in the coastal areas, a two-storey house collapsed into the sea due to coastal erosion at Musodi in Uppala on […]
Mangaluru : Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament on Friday directed officials in-charge of sea erosion prevention projects in Ullal to expedite the process of assessing the damage resulting from sea erosion and payment of compensation to affected families. Chairing a meeting of officials from the Ports and Fisheries Department and the wing of the […]
Mangaluru: A boulders laden tipper lorry overturned at Kaiko area over the stone breakwall on Friday, June 16. The tipper lorry transporting stones to Ullal breakwall. The driver lost control when the boulders were being unloaded and driver sustained injuries in the incident. After a house of woman was partly washed away, work of breakwall […]
Mangaluru : A house was partially washed away and ten houses are facing the threat of getting washed away due to sea erosion at Ullal. This has increased the concerns of poor families residing on the shore. The residents said the threat of further sea erosion still persists in the area. The house of Khairunnisa, […]
Mangaluru: UT Khader, Karnataka State Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister asked the concerned officials to submit a proposal to the state government to reserve Rs 5 crore funds to face any emergency condition which may arise following sea erosion during monsoon season. The minister was speaking in a meeting held at DC office […]
Mangaluru : Rains lashed parts of Mangaluru on Wednesday evening. With stormwater drains clogged, rainwater was overflowing on the roads, resulting in waterlogging. In the last 24 hours, Dakshina Kannada district received an average of 39.9 mm rainfall. This includes 53. 3 mm in Belthangady and 40.8 mm in Mangaluru. On the other hand, the […]
Mangalore : Addressing the press meet held in circuit house Mangalore on June 22nd, Babu Rao Chinchanasur, State minister for textile, Port and Inland transport disclosed that Govt has already sanctioned Rs. 50 Crores as a temporary allotment for the prevention of sea erosion in coastal Karnataka, Specially Dakshina Kannada and Udupi R. Mohan, Director […]
Udupi: Several places across the shoreline in Udupi district are facing problems due to acute sea erosion. The problem is grave at Muloor near Kaup in Udupi District, near Udyavara Padukere ; Kodi and Maravanthe of Kundapur taluk. In Kaup, the sea has advanced by 25 metres and several coconut trees have been uprooted. At […]