Lakshmanatirtha in spate at Hunsur
The Lakshmanathirtha river in Hunsur town of Mysuru district is in spate as rain pounded the catchment area in Kodagu district. Lakshmanathirtha originates at Irupu in Virajpet taluk and joins Cauvery at Ramenahalli in Hunsur taluk.
The muddy waters point to soil erosion in the catchment areas. Environmentalists opine that the rain havoc in Kodagu district, similar to that in neighbouring Kerala, is a result of rampant deforestation over the past couple of decades, especially over the past one decade.
Relief materials reach Kodagu The flood relief materials collected by the district administration reached Kodagu district on Saturday morning. A helicopter with 80 kg of packed food reached Harangi at 7.30 am.
The truck which carried the material left Mysuru late on Friday night.
Nearly 25,000 litres of water, 3000 litres of kerosene, packed food items, including bread, have been sent to the flood-hit district. The district administration has sent a rescue team of 60 people, including doctors and tahsildars.
Higher Education Minister G T Devegowda appealed to the people to help those in dire need of help in the flood-affected areas.
The minister requested people to drop relief materials at the Town Hall in Mysuru.