Heavy rains lash north, central and coastal Karnataka: Full list of trains affected

Natural Disaster

On Tuesday, the Indian Meteorological Department had issued a 48-hour red warning in six districts of the state.

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Amidst severe rain and flooding in parts of north, central and coastal Karnataka, train services have been badly affected with tracks getting submerged under water.  The South Western Railway issued a bulletin stating, ”Torrential rainfall over the last two days caused substantial water to inundate track between Londa and Tinaighat at 1 am on 6th Aug morning. Water was  flowing below the track and same was restored at 15:10 hrs. on  06.08.2019. Railway staff undertook massive restoration work in hostile weather conditions under the guidance of Shri A.K. Singh, GM/SWR and Shri Rajesh Mohan Divisional Railway Manager. Up line was made fit for train operations by 15:10 hrs, in record time of 14 hrs given the gravity of situation. The same was possible due to the untiring efforts of railway staff battling odds of weather conditions. The first passenger train to pass on this line will be Train No. 06948 Super Express that leaves Hubballi tonight.” The statement, issued by the Divisional Railway Manager’s office in Hubballi, also goes on to list the affected routes: Train No. 12742 Patna-Vasco da gama diverted via Miraj was short terminated at Belagavi on 06.08.2019.  Train No. 06948 Hubli-Vasco da gama slip coaches short terminated at Londa on 06.08.2019. Train No. 12780 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Vasco da gama arriving on 06.08.2019 was short terminated at Belagavi. Slip coaches moved separately to Hubballi. Train No.02779 Vasco da gama-KSR Bengaluru Express commencing journey on 06.08.2019 will originate from Londa instead of Vasco da gama partially cancelling the service between Vasco da gama and Londa.    Train No. 18048 Vasco - Da - Gama – Howrah Express commencing journey on 06.08.2019 was cancelled. Train No. 17305 Hubli - Hazrat Nizamuddin Link Express scheduled to depart Hubballi at 16:15 hrs on 06.08.2019 will be rescheduled to depart at 00:30 hrs on 07.08.2019. Train No. 12779 Vasco - Da – Gama – Hazrat Nizamuddin Express scheduled to depart Londa at 19:00 hrs on 06.08.2019 will be rescheduled to depart at 02:30 hrs on 07.08.2019. Accordingly, this train will remain partially cancelled between Vasco - Da – Gama – Londa. As Train No. 18048 Vasco - Da - Gama – Howrah Express is cancelled on Tuesday, Train No. 08048 Vasco da gama-Howrah One Way Tatkal Express Special will be run on 07.08.2019 from Vasco da gama with same timings for the convenience of passengers. On Tuesday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a 48-hour red warning in six districts of the state viz. Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga, Kodagu and Udupi; orange warning in Belagavi, Hassan and Haveri; and yellow alert in Dharwad and Kalaburgi. 

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B’luru IISc professor asked to retire over sexual harassment charges reinstated by HC

Controversy

Giridhar Madras, a senior faculty of the Chemical Engineering Department, was found guilty of sexual harassment in October 2018 by an internal probe conducted by IISc.

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Around ten months after he was asked to go on compulsory retirement over sexual harassment charges, a senior faculty member of the IISc has been reinstated by the Karnataka High Court. In its order, the court found faults with the Internal Committee (IC) and the Disciplinary Authority formed to probe Giridhar Madras.  Giridhar Madras, a senior faculty of the Chemical Engineering Department, was found guilty of sexual harassment by an internal council in October 2018. The probe had started in November 2016 after a PhD student had lodged a complaint that he had made sexually coloured remarks against her and called her repeatedly at night.  The order by Justice BP Bajanthri held that the IISc authorities have not followed statutory provisions, like providing a copy of the complaint to the accused. They also reportedly did not stick to the rules mandated for forming an inquiry committee and submission of the report, the court said. The order also found that Central Civil Services Rules were also ignored. The Hindu reported that the HC also asked action to be taken against IISc director and members of the probe committee.  According to The New Indian Express, the HC has also directed the Centre to hold a refresher training programme for the ICC and DIsciplinary Authority. “The Government of India/Disciplinary Authority/experts should conduct a programme to apprise how to conduct an inquiry in a sexual harassment case. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is requested to make necessary arrangements for a refresher training programme for the members of the committee and disciplinary authorities so as to avoid any procedural/violation of statutory rules in conducting inquiry and punishing the perpetrators. A copy of this order should be communicated to the DoPT Secretary, and Law Department of Government of India,” the court said.

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Namma Metro smart card glitch: BMRCL asks users not to recharge online

Transport

It was earlier reported that that money was not being credited when users recharged their smartcard using the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited website.

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Close to a week after it was reported that that money was not being credited when they recharged their smartcard using the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited website, the BMRCL has asked users not to use any online method for topping up their smartcards. There is no clarity when the glitch will be fixed. Initially, BMRCL officials had said the issue would be resolved soon as it was a “minor issue”. Other than the BMRCL website, commuters had the option of recharging their smart cards from their respective bank website or apps or the government-run Mobile-One app. With the online recharge option, commuters did not have to worry about long queues or worry about having the exact change for recharging their smartcards. However, now, the only way to recharge smart cards would be from the kiosks at the metro stations which might inconvenience users at odd hours and add to the queues at the stations.  According to The Times of India, BMRCL has identified 3,092 incidents of failed attempts to recharge via online means until August 3. This glitch comes even as the BMRCL and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation are expected to introduce an interoperable smart card that would work for both modes of public transport. The new cards will work both at the metro automatic fare collection gates and also the handheld ticketing machines used by BMTC conductors. In an unpopular move in March, metro officials said commuters now need to have a minimum balance of Rs 50 on their cards from a minimum balance that was earlier at Rs 8.50. Currently, Bengaluru has two Metro lines intersecting at Majestic. While the Green Line between Nagasandra-Yelachenahalli spans 24.22 km, the Purple Line between Byappanahalli-Mysuru Road runs for 18.08 km. Over the years, the metro has seen a growth in ridership with an average of 4 lakh-plus people using it daily.

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Karnataka rains: Policeman dies after being hit by car, death toll rises to 3

Floods

According to Kittur Police, Eranna was deployed on the national highway to help clear the road for vehicular movement, when a car hit him.

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Heavy rains lashed Karnataka’s Belagavi district for the last three days and the death toll has now risen to three. At around 4 pm on Tuesday, a police official, who was deployed along NH-4 for rescue operations, died in a horrific accident. Eranna Latti, a sub inspector attached with the Kittur Police Station was allegedly hit by a car along NH-4. According to the Kittur Police, Eranna was deployed along the national highway to help clear the road for vehicular movement. “The rain had flooded the road and a tree was cleared. Eeranna was standing on the side of the road, when he was hit by a car, which was travelling on the road. The driver of the car lost control of the wheel and rammed into the SI,” the Kittur Police told TNM. Eranna allegedly died on the spot. At the time of writing, the rescue personnel were shifting his body to the nearest hospital. On Monday, heavy rains in the catchment area of the Krishna river caused flooding in parts of northern Karnataka, leading to two deaths. The outflow from the reservoirs of the Krishna basin caused the inundation of several villages and farmlands.  A man was washed away in the floodwaters of Krishna river in Belagavi district on Monday. Maruti Jadhav, 30, was washed away at a field near Chikkodi. This comes three days after Shivanand Nayak was washed away in the floodwaters at Adeppa Ankalagi village. In Belagavi, the Vedaganga river overflowed on Tuesday and surrounding villages were submerged. A high alert has been issued in the surrounding villages. According to Deputy Commissioner of Bommanahalli, the Yemagarani village, which is closest to the Vedaganga river, is waterlogged up to 10 ft above ground level. The bridge across the river, which is around 40 ft tall, was also submerged due to incessant rains. “We have cordoned off all areas within a 3 km radius of the river due to the floods,” he said. Similarly, the Markandeya river also overflowed leading to floods in villages located in Athani and Gokak taluks. The rampant floods have resulted in over 150 acres of sugarcane plantations being submerged in Nidagundi and Muddebihal taluks. According to the Central Relief Commission, around 8,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Belagavi district alone. Of these, 3,132 people have been shifted to relief camps. The remaining are yet to be rescued as crucial roads are blocked. Relief camps have been set up in Belagavi, Uttara Kannada, Bagalkot and Raichur districts.    

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Over 10,000 people evacuated from flooded homes in north K’taka, 53 relief camps set up

Floods

The IMD has issued a red warning in six districts for the next 48 hours.

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The heavy rains that lashed several parts of north Karnataka over the last two days has displaced hundreds of people. The incessant rains in six northern districts – Belagavi, Uttara Kannada, Bagalakote, Yadgir, Raichur and Vijayapura – have resulted in homes being inundated with water. According to the Central Relief Commission, around 8,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Belagavi district alone. Of these, 3,132 people have been shifted to relief camps. The remaining are yet to be rescued as crucial roads have been blocked due to the flooding. Relief camps have been set up in Belagavi, Uttara Kannada, Bagalakote and Raichur districts. “There are 53 relief camps in Belagavi, Bagalakote, Uttara Kannada and Raichur. There is only one in Raichur’s Yeragodi village, where 181 people who were stranded atop a hill were rescued by the State Disaster Relief Force Team. In Bagalakote, 3,850 people have been affected; of them only 1,045 have been evacuated. The rest are awaiting help from the Maratha Light Infantry team deployed there,” an official with the Central Relief Commission told TNM. Relief camps are currently being set up in Vijayapura, Yadgir and Raichur districts, where the rescued persons are being transferred. Currently, seven NDRF teams with 30 personnel in each team, five SDRF teams with 66 personnel in each team, five Maratha Light Infantry teams with 60 Indian Army personnel in each team, and over 600 Fire and Emergency Service personnel have been deployed for the rescue operations. A peepal tree fell on the Netravathi Express at 5.30 am on Tuesday in Udupi. Rescue personnel removed the fallen tree and train operations continued without any injuries reported. In Udupi, several villages in Kundapur were flooded due to heavy rains. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued 48-hour red warnings in six districts including Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga, Kodagu and Udupi districts; orange warnings have been issued in Belagavi, Hassan and Haveri; and yellow alert has been issued in Dharwad and Kalaburgi. The IMD states that rain may recede in Bagalakote, Yadgir, Raichur and Vijayapura in the next 48 hours. A red warning means extremely heavy rainfall, an orange warning indicates very heavy rainfall and a yellow warning indicates heavy rainfall.    

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Incessant rains lash north Karnataka: Villages in 6 districts submerged, rescue ops on

Floods

In the last 24 hours, villages surrounding the Krishna river basin were completely submerged because of the outflow of water from the Koyna and Rajapur barrages.

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Incessant rains have continued in various parts of northern Karnataka and several villages in Belagavi, Bagalkot, Uttara Kannada, Raichur, Yadgir and Vijayapura were flooded. In Belagavi, the Vedaganga river overflowed on Tuesday and surrounding villages were submerged. A high alert has been issued in the surrounding villages. According to Deputy Commissioner of Bommanahalli, the Yemagarani village, which is closest to the Vedaganga river, is waterlogged up to 10 ft above ground level. The bridge across the river, which is around 40 ft tall, was also submerged due to incessant rains. “We have cordoned off all areas within a 3 km radius of the river due to the floods,” he said. Similarly, the Markandeya river also overflowed leading to floods in villages located in Athani and Gokak taluks. The rampant floods have resulted in over 150 acres of sugarcane plantations being submerged in Nidagundi and Muddebihal taluks. Villages in Balagalkot flooded as Malaprabha river overflows In the last 24 hours, villages surrounding the Krishna river basin were completely submerged because of the outflow of water from the Koyna and Rajapur barrages. According to DC Bommanahalli, the villages in Kallol and Chikkodi were submerged as an excess of 2.64 lakh cusecs of water was released from the barrages. Relief camps have been set up in Belagavi city, Chikkodi and Athani. “The river has widened by at least 250 m. Chandoor, Mnjari, Ankali, Kallol and Examba villages have been flooded. Farmlands and cattle sheds have been destroyed. Homes are submerged in water and over 4,000 people have been shifted to relief camps. More than 15 bridges located across the rivers in Chikkodi and Nipani taluks have been submerged,” he said. In Bagalkot’s Jamkhandi, the Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers, tributaries of river Kirshna have overflown. This has led to blockage of roads to and from the areas surrounding Ghataprabha and Malaprabha river basins. Traffic has come to a standstill along the Vijayapura-Dharwad state highway since Sunday night due to the incessant rains and landslides. Relief camps have been opened in schools located in Hirepadasalgi, Muttur and Alaguru. Waterlogging along NH-4 in Belagavi due to rampant rains The Krishna river basins in Raichur, Bijapur and Yadgir too are witnessing incessant flooding. Yadgir DC Sree Kumara Rao said that over 4 lakh cusecs of water had to be released from the Basava Sagar Dam as the reservoir had reached its maximum storage capacity. “21 of the 31 gates of Basava Sagar Dam were opened today (Tuesday). Over 3 lakh cusecs of water was released from Almatti Dam on Monday as well. This is the highest outflow we have seen in the last 10 years,” he said. The situation is no different in Raichur’s Devadurg and Lingasugur taluks as 2.9 lakh cusecs of water was released has turned precarious after 2.91 lakh cusec was released downstream Krishna from the Narayanpur reservoir. Jaladurga, Yelagundi, Hanchinal, Yeragudi and Kadadaragaddi in Lingasugur have been submerged and cut off from Raichur district headquarters since Sunday as the roads have flooded too.

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Red alert issued amid fresh landslides in Kodagu, DC says situation under control

Rains

A holiday has been declared for schools and colleges in Kodagu after a red alert was issued for the district by the Indian Meteorological Department from August 7 to 9.

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A major landslide disrupted traffic on Makkuta Road connecting Virajpet in Kodagu and Kerala. The landslide had occurred on Monday morning and is the first major landslide to occur in Kodagu this year, a year after landslides had devastated the hilly region.  "This is the first major one (landslide). Traffic has been halted on the road. We are working on the temporary restoration of the road. It has been closed for four days and we will try to allow small vehicles to operate on the road during that time. Permanent restoration will take some time," confirmed Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Annies Joy, who inspected the spot where the landslide occurred.  The road has been closed from Perumbadi check post to Makutta check post. Vehicles going towards Kerala will now have to take an alternate route via Gonikoppal-Kutta. A holiday has been declared for schools and colleges in Kodagu after a red alert was issued for the district by the Indian Meteorological Department from August 7 to 9. District officials have identified areas in the district where they will open relief centres if the rains intensify and fresh landslides occur.  "Few cracks have appeared on the roads but the situation is under control. We have identified places we will open relief camps in," added Annies.  Earlier in July, a minor landslip had occurred at the old private bus stand in Madikeri. Residents in the district living in vulnerable areas have shifted to rented accommodations for the monsoon season. The district administration will pay compensation amount for rent for up to three months.   Officials admitted that they were caught unprepared during the floods and landslides that took the lives of 18 people and displaced over 7,000 others in 2018.    A holiday was declared for schools and colleges in five taluks of Dakshina Kannada district, which neighbours Kodagu. The taluks excluded are Moodabidri and Mangaluru city.  A holiday was also declared for schools and colleges in Shivamogga district due to the rains.  In addition to the toll-free rescue and relief helpline number 1077, Kodagu residents can contact the district administration on 8550001077 via WhatsApp for any assistance.

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