Engg student killed, 3 friends critically injured after car crashes into tree

February 15, 2017

Bengaluru, Feb 15: A 21-year-old engineering student was killed, while three of his friends sustained severe injuries after a car in which they were travelling crashed against a tree in R?T?Nagar in the wee hours of Tuesday.

The deceased is Sunil Kumar, a resident of Anandnagar. The injured Vignesh (20), Gautham (21) and Alok (22) are being treated in an ICU at Baptist Hospital on Ballari Road. They are stated to be critical.

All the four hail from Tamil Nadu and had moved to the city to study engineering. Sunil was a student at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology in Hebbal, while the three others are students of Reva Institute of Technology. All the four are in their eighth semester.

According to sources, the accident occurred around midnight when they were returning home in Anandnagar after a party.

Sunil was sitting next to the driver’s seat and it is not clear who was driving the car at the time of the accident. The car was being driven recklessly and went out of control when it approached former minister D?B?Chandre Gowda’s residence in MLA Layout and crashed into a tree. As the car was travelling at high speed, it toppled on to the pavement after crashing against the tree, said the police.

A few local residents informed the police about the accident.?The police shifted the injured to the hospital, where Kumar succumbed to his injuries. The police clarified that they are yet to ascertain if they were drunk.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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