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DK seeks Rs 5 crore financial aid to provide rain relief

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July 18, 2011

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Mangalore, July 18: As the torrential rains have continued to lash coastal areas of Karnataka causing damages and bringing miseries to people, the Dakshina Kannada district administration has sought immediate financial assistance from the state government.

A media release issued from the district administration on Monday, stated that Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda has sought Rs 5 crore from the state government to provide relief to people affected by recent spell of heavy rains lashing the district.

The district on an average recorded 1,859.9 mm of rainfall from January 1 to June 18 as against 1,483.5 mm rainfall in the same period last year.

In all, six persons have died due to natural calamity from April 1 to date in the district.

In the last 72 hours ending 8 am on Monday, the district has received heavy rainfall.

The average rainfall in the five taluks on Saturday was 52.8 mm, on Sunday 69.9 mm, and 68.6 mm on Monday.

Highest rainfall of 93.4 mm was recorded in Belthangady on Monday, followed by Bantwal at 63.4 mm, Puttur and Sullia 62.4 mm respectively, and Mangalore 61.2 mm.

Meanwhile, Director-in-charge, Meteorological Centre, Bangalore, has warned the fishermen that strong onshore winds from westerly direction speed occasionally reaching 45-55 kmph likely along off Karnataka coast during next 24 hours.



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May 2,2020

Bengaluru, May 2: Former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah have urged the state government to arrange free-transport facilities to those stranded labourers and their family members to return their native places.

In a statement issued here on Friday, the former chief minister criticised the State Government for having decided to collect bur fare from them, ''three-times more than the regular fare''.

Stating that the migrant labourers, who had been stranded ever since lockdown had been clamped in the entire country are not in a position to pay for their travel, Siddaramaiah urged the state government to treat them with human face.

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January 17,2020

Udupi, Jan 17: Six fishermen were rescued by members of another fishing boat after their boat capsized off Gangolli coast in the District recently.

Police on Friday said that the fishing boat, belonging to Jayalakshmi of Kodi Kanyana, had set sail from Malpe towards Gangolli on the night of January 12. On Wednesday (Jan 15) the vessel’s hull got damaged and water began gushing in.

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March 28,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 28: After a youth from Dakshina Kannada who tested positive for the deadly Covid-19 revealed that he had travelled by a bus, authorities have requested all his fellow passengers to visit their nearest district hospital. 

The 21-year-old man hailing from Belthangady taluk had flown from Dubai to Bengaluru on March 21 and on the same day travelled to Mangaluru by the KSRTC bus bearing registration number KA 19, F3329. 

As he was suffering from fever and cough he was admitted to Puttur government hospital on March 24. He was tested positive for the novel coronavirus on March 27.   

It is not yet know how many passengers were there on board the above mentioned bus which had departed Bengaluru at 4:30 p.m. on March 21. It is believed that most of the passengers who travelled by this bus are residents of Dakshina Kannada. 

Hence, the KSRTC authorities today requested all the passengers who travelled by this bus to visit their nearest district hospital for necessary checkup. The passengers also were urged to quarantine themselves for next couple of weeks.

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