Mangalore, June 20: Even though the work on laying boulders to check the gushing of water from a damaged vented dam in Maravoor on the outskirts of the city is under progress for third consecutive day, the floodwater has continued to rise in the area.
The floodwater has caused erosion of land and entered plantations and damaged the road. The flash flood has damaged the houses too in Padushedde area as water continued to flow at a high velocity close to the buildings.
Though a road has been laid, to visit the spot where the water started gushing out (as the existing road was washed away), owing to the slush, the vehicles are unable to reach the spot. “The lorries laden with boulders are finding it difficult to reach the spot,” said the residents.
Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda said that the work on dumping boulders to check water is under progress. “All measures will be taken to check the entry of water to the neighbouring houses and fields,” he said.
At the same time, the contractor of the dam has agreed to construct houses for those who lost houses due to floods. He has given Rs 50,000 to shift the families to safer place.
Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Executive Engineer S.L. Satyanaraya said the houses damaged in the flash floods would be reconstructed. He said that a layer of mud will be dumped on the lands that had been washed away.
However, he clarified that the zilla panchayat could not help crop losses suffered by those owning the lands in Padushedde.
Meanwhile, the three flood-affect families of the area, who were shifted to safer places, have held the authorities responsible for the tragedy.
According to them, the delay in providing a retaining wall as part of the construction of the vented dam was the main reason for flash flood which damaged the houses, lands and a road in area on the banks of the Gurupura River.
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