At least 90 houses have been partially damaged, following heavy rainfall that lashed Dharwad taluk on Thursday night and continued till Friday evening.
According to reports, at least 15 houses have collapsed in Garag and Amminbhavi villages which are the biggest gram panchayats inDharwad taluk and the total loss is estimated to be Rs 15 lakh.
This apart, house wall and roof collapse have been reported in both rural and urban parts, but no loss to life has been reported. Though, showers brought cheer to the farming community, a few farmers who had sown jowar, cotton and paddy, were at the receiving end. The crops which had attained harvesting stage at Garag, Uppinbetageri, Harobelavadi, Yadwad and Lakmapur villagers, were destroyed in the rain.
An overflowing stream near Yadwad brought traffic to standstill. Buses carrying passengers had to wait till the water receded. Several fields in Dharwad taluk were flooded, while soya which was harvested recently, has been washed away. As the Tuprihalla water gushed into the Kabbenur village, residents had a tough time draining water from their houses and protecting their harvested yield.
The district administration had formed a team comprising agriculture and revenue officials to estimate the damages.
Shivamogga, Hosanagar, Thirthahalli, Sagar and Bhadravathi received good spell of rains. Several parts of the district witnessed cloudy weather during most part of the day. Water level in Linganamakki dam rose to 1792.35 feet against the maximum level of 1819 feet. The inflow of water was 1792.35 cusecs.
The overflow of water from a check dam following heavy rainfall, resulted in loss of crops at Nandi Hosalli near Tarikere in Chikkamagaluru on Friday night. Water from the check dam entered the nearby fields and poultry farms. Several fowls in the farm belonging to Mukthar Ahmmed were killed. The water from the stream also entered a mango grove.
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