Mangaluru: Locals thrash ‘drunk’ doctor after his car rams into rickshaw, injures seven

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June 3, 2018

Mangaluru, Jun 3: Locals reportedly thrashed drunk doctor, whose reckless car driving resulted in a mishap and injured seven people including two medicos near Yenepoya hospital at Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city last night.

The incident took place around 11.45pm on Saturday. An auto-rickshaw driven by Divakar, 35, a resident of Asaigoli with four passengers in it, which included George, Rajendra, Prakash and Akhilraj, was moving towards Asaigoli.

When the auto-rickshaw reached near Kukkudakatte, a car driven rashly by accused Dr Sameer Mehra and co-passenger Sowmya, overtook a vehicle rashly, and met with a head-on collision with the auto-rickshaw, which was coming from the opposite direction. Police said that due to the impact, the front portion of the auto-rickshaw was completely mangled.

Locals who rushed to the spot, managed to remove the auto-rickshaw driver, who had got stuck in the mangled vehicle. The injured have been rushed to a nearby private hospital for treatment.

Police suspect that it is a case of drunk driving. Rash and negligent driving is said to be the reason for the accident. Even before police could reached the spot the locals accused the car driver of being intoxicated and thrashed him. A case has been registered in the Ullal police station.

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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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