Bantwal: A M R Power apathy; water tanker plunges into rivulet at Sarapady
Bellevision Media Network
Bantwal, 01 Mar 2015: A water tanker was plunged into the tributaries of Netravati River at Perla Biyapady, near Sarapady, here on Saturday February 28. The driver was miraculously survived in the mishap.
A M R Power which is operating at Shamboor, near here laid a vented-dam at Ajilamogaru that comes at the limits of Sarapady gram panchayat, near here across Netravati River, owing to which the farmlands and plantations were inundated and water level reached the edge of road in Perla Biyapade here.
Meanwhile, the local people staged protest urging A M R Power to construct a barrier containing the flooding farmlands, but the authorities did not heed to their demands.
The students of local school go cycling on the same road to reach their schools, while their parents are worried over the safety as the water levels likely to flood the road.