About 12 km stretch of beach front in Mangaluru North ravaged by raging sea waves
Coastal belt in Dakshina Kannada district for a size of about 12 kilomeres, from Kulai to Sashithlu, to the North of Mangaluru, was ravaged by raging waves of the Arabian Sea below the affect of Cyclone Tauktae since Saturday.
Major parts of fisheries roads alongside this stretch have been broken together with adjoining buildings and homes. The NITK beach street between Surathkal Light House and NITK Beach, was utterly lower off following the onslaught of the waves.
With the sea persevering with to be tough on Sunday too, the district administration has taken steps to maneuver households residing alongside the fisheries street in Sasihitlu, Hosabettu, Meenakaliya, Panambur, Ullal and Ullal (*12*) to reduction centres.
As many as 100 individuals from Sasihitlu, the place main half of the beach has been eroded, have been moved to the reduction centre. As many as 50 individuals close to Ullal Masjid, 30 from Kotepura Ullal, 33 from Hoige Bazar, and 14 individuals every from Panambur and (*12*) have been moved to reduction centres.
Apart from 16 hostel blocks of National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, reduction centres have been opened at 25 locations in the northern half of the town. It consists of Shrinivas Mallya Charitable Trust’s Community Hall in Surathkal, NITK High School, Kunal Bhavan in Tatambail, Govindadasa College Surathkal, Vidyadayini School Surathkal, Cyclone Centre in Hosabettu, Angaragundi Government Higher Primary School in Baikampady, and Womens Polytechnic in Bondel.
Residents have expressed issues over motion of automobiles on the fisheries street from the Light House to NITK beach the place the sea water was near the street. Part of fisheries street in Sasihitlu and Kulai have been broken.