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Tree falls on two houses in Harihar, five people injured

Staff Correspondent

Rainwater entered many houses in low-lying areas and damaged standing crops
Hundreds of people in Malebennur took shelter at the Basaveshwara Kalyana Mantapa

Davagere: Rain continued to play havoc in Davangere district on Friday.

There was heavy rainfall in Harihar city on Thursday night. A 130-year-old banyan tree, which was behind the Harihareshwara temple, fell on the two houses destroying them completely and injuring five persons, which included three children.

Harihar MLA B.P. Harish and Tahsildar Nagabhushan rushed to the spot.

Mr. Harish instructed the Tahsildar to get old trees cut to avoid casualties. He also directed the Tahsildar to distribute compensation to the owners of the two houses which were destroyed in the rain.

Mr. Harish and Mr. Nagabhushan also visited Doggali where paddy crops in over 238 acres were reportedly submerged in water.

Hundreds of people in Malebennur had thronged at the Basaveshwara Kalyana Mantapa after the water gushed into their houses. Houses situated in low-lying areas like Ashraya colony, Basaveshwara extention were water logged.A few persons who dared to remain in the house were stranded and later they had no option but to go to the kalyana mantapa where many others like them had sought shelter for the night.

On Friday morning, residents of Malebennur staged a ‘rasta roko'. They were protesting against the apathy of the officials because of which the drainage system was not good which in turn resulted in the rainwater gushing into the houses in many localities. Mr. Harish and Mr. Nagabhushan assured the protesters that they would work towards getting a proper sewage system in place so that such incidents do not recur in future. They tried their best to pacify the agitated protesters.

As many as 25 houses in Honnali were damaged owing to heavy rainfall on Thursday night and scores of cattle head went missing. It is feared that the cattle might have been washed away in the rainwater. Standing paddy crop worth Rs.2.5 lakh was reportedly damaged in Honnali.

Davangere recorded 23.7 mm rainfall on Thursday night, Harihar 74.4 mm, Honnali 58.7 mm, Chennagiri 28.7 mm, Harpanahalli 19.4 mm and Jagalur recorded 23.9 mm rainfall.

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