Congress MLA Satish Sail urges CM Siddaramaiah to visit landslide site in Uttar Kannada
Jul 19, 2024
Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], July 19 : Congress MLA Satish Sail on Friday urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, to visit the landslide site in Uttara Kannada.
The development comes after four people were killed and three others went missing in the landslide that occurred near Shirur village in Ankola Taluk on National Highway 66 on Tuesday.
"I have requested Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and our Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, to visit here. Our district minister has visited here. But I once again request that they come here and resolve this matter," Sail told ANI.
Many people in the village were evacuated from the site to care centres.
"We are giving them very good food, and I also inquired about their well-being. We will take care of them. This is a disaster. All departments, including the NDRF, SDRF, and Navy, are working. The government is helping in every way," he added.
Sail visited care centres where people who have been affected by the landslide are being sheltered.
Restoration work is still underway in the area following the landslide.
Seven people include four members of a family, Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Lakshmi Priya told ANI on Wednesday.
"There was a major landslide in Shirur in Ankola Talluk. There was a tea stall with five members: a husband, wife, two children and one elderly person. The landslide had happened on the opposite side of the river. There were two houses in which one person was missing," she said.
"So these six people and there were gas tankers, of which one driver was suspected to be missing. Of these seven people, we have recovered four bodies. Three people are still missing," DC Priya added.
The landslide was triggered by incessant rains.
