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Child washed away in flash floods,six rescued

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Farmland on either side of the Narihalla rivulet inundated

Trying times: Six farmers sitting on the roof-top of a hut after being stranded in flash floods inKurekuppa village in Sandur taluk in Bellary district on Saturday.

Eight-year-old Basavaraj was washed away in the flash floods causeddue to breach of Ankamanahal tank in Sandur taluk following heavyrainfall in Sandur and Kudligi taluks on Friday night.

Six others, who were stranded in the field of Kurekuppa village, wererescued with the help of an Indian Air Force helicopter and boats.

The Ankamanahal tank in Yeshwantnagar village of Sandur taluk

breached due to heavy rainfall.

As the water level in Narihalla dam started swelling, the gates had tobe opened to let out the water. As a result of the heavy discharge, thefields on either side of the Narihalla rivulet were inundated causingheavy loss of crops in Nagalapur, Taranagar, Bannihatti, Basapur, andKurekuppa.


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Meanwhile, some of the farmers in Kurkuppa village rushed to theirfields to rescue their cattle and shift their pump sets to a safe place

but they got stranded there. While four of them managed to swim tosafety, six others climbed atop a hut and waited to be rescued.

On getting the information about the people being caught in the flashfloods, the employees of JSW Steel Limited tried to rescue them withthe help of boats. When it was not possible, Ministers G. KarunakaraReddy, G. Janardhan Reddy and B. Sriramulu, who had reached thespot, spoke to the National Disaster Rescue Force and got an IAFofficers to rescue the stranded. RevenueMinister Karunakara Reddyand HealthMinister Sriramulu personally supervised the rescueoperations.

Kenchappa, Narayan Poojari, Shivalingappa and Nagaraj wereairlifted while Srinivas and Siddappa were rescued with the help of aboat.

Mr. Karunakara Reddy said that compensation would be paid to thefamily of the deceased and also to the farmers whose crop wasdamaged in the flash floods after an assessment of extent of loss wasmade.

J. Shanta,MP, Deputy Commissioner B. Shivappa, and

Superintendent of PoliceM.N. Nagaraj were among those present.

Breach of Ankamanahal tank in Sandur taluk caused flashfloodsIndian Air Force helicopter used to airlift four stranded

persons


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Narihalla dam, Sandur

Narihalla Reservoir, on the way to Sandur town, 25 kms from Bellary, a lessexplored place, provides a lot of opportunities for photography and explorations.Narihalla Dam was completed int the year 1979. The redness of the soil and the

lake water shows the presence of iron ore beneth. It is believed that thisbeautiful landscape is the result of some volcanic eruption. Mindless illegal

mining is going on in the surrounding areas resulting in destruction of suchbreathtakingly beautiful place. There are water sports available now. Banana

boat ride on Narihalla dam is a must do.


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