Cracks develop on Highway as heavy rains batter North Karnataka, red alert issued

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Aug 07, 2019 : The National Highway 48 along the Pune-Bengaluru route passing through Belagavi and NH-63 passing through Hubli and Yellapura were blocked due to heavy rainfall leading to traffic snarls as to Yahoo.

 

 

Cracks also developed on a vast stretch of the Pune-Bengaluru highway due to landslide caused by incessant rains. Owing to the impact of landslide, the road has broken into parts bringing the vehicular movement on the stretch to a halt.

Landslides in Chorla near the Belagavi-Goa highway left many vehicles stranded. Owing to the torrential downpour and consequent water flowing below railway tracks, the Vasco da gama- Howrah Express (No.18048) was also cancelled on Tuesday.

The Karnataka State Road transport Corporation (KSRTC) was forced to cancel a few bus operations in the Maharashtra sector. Four services to Mumbai, four to Pune and one each to Shirdi and Kolapur were cancelled.

On Monday, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa conducted an aerial survey of rain-affected areas in Yadgir, Raichur, Bagalkot and Vijaypura.

A flood-like situation has occurred in northern parts of the state after Maharashtra is said to have released huge volumes of water from its reservoirs owing to the continuous rainfall there.